Splice

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  • 2010


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$ 27 Million
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Positive Reviews 116
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Average Rating 3.3/5
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4.5
That Brody and Polleys characters are named Clive and Elsa should alert fans of old horror movies what sort of story theyre in for, and director and c .. Av Club
2.0
Played to novelty perfection by French actress Delphine Chanac, Dren (another wink thats nerd backward) is everything amazing and unholy about the hum .. EW
3.8
The script blends human psychology with scientific speculation and has genuine interest until it goes on autopilot with one of the chase scenes Hollyw .. Rogerebert
4.5
Check out Ken Russells Gothic if youre keen for a more scurrilous and fun accounting.) Austin Chronicle
3.0
This Cronenbergian exploration of the perils of inter species gene splicing wrestles with some topical and disturbing ideas, but never quite pins them .. Time Out
3.0
If youve seen Species, you know where this dont mess with Mother Nature horror show is going, though director cowriter Vincenzo Natali has a few inter .. Time Out
3.1
Vincenzo Natali confirms that he has a knack for novelty but scant ability to set off truly heart wrenching emotional provocation.
0.0
A thoroughly repulsive science fiction horror flick that slicks up its B movie tawdriness with high gloss production values and two otherwise classy s ..
4.5
Splice is a monster movie, but its a monster movie thats doesnt need to resort to jump scares. Collider
4.5
She isnt really sure shes ready to slow down, and having a kid will limit their work ability. Collider
3.0
A classic cautionary tale that works simultaneously as a thriller, love story, and meditation on what it means to be a scientist in a time in which ev ..
5.0
As creepy and deranged as Don Murphy on an internet discussion board, though always infinitely more lucid, intelligent and entertaining. E Film Critic
4.0
Splice is a hybrid that works. Its a smart, slickly paced, well acted science fiction cautionary tale horror movie psychological drama.
2.5
However somber it gets, its never truly thought provoking, and however outrageous it gets, its still always 20 minutes behind the audience. Its just t .. San Francisco Chronicle
4.0
It doesnt go the complete distance, but this is a wholly admirable, refreshingly grown up science fiction movie: a Frankenstein with a beating, gene s ..
3.0
Its hard to care about whats happening, when you dont care about the people its happening to. Cinema Blend
1.5
It wants to tour the scarred human psyche, yet the cobbled together screenplay is silly when it should be spooky, cold when it should boil over and du .. Ny Daily News
3.0
While its more than a tad derivative, its a stylish, and well constructed flick, benefiting enormously from the lead performances from Adrien Brody an .. JoBlo
4.0
While its certainly not for everyone, Splice is the creepiest movie to come out so far this year %u2013 and one of the better ones as well. Screen Rant
3.8
A good horror flick always does metaphoric battle with our interior demons, and Splice summons them in impressive numbers. The Globe And Mail
2.0
Its certainly not for all tastes, but its a legitimate horror movie it really does raise prickly questions about modern DNA science, and its psychosex .. Philly
3.0
Part monster movie and part domestic drama. While the mixture doesnt entirely gel,...its a cinematic hybrid sufficiently intriguing to merit a visit. One Guys Opinion
4.5
The detailed imagining of Drens life cycle and Splices one upping make the movie mortifyingly fascinating, and its spell lasts right up until the junk .. Village Voice
3.1
Despite its relative bravery in choosing not to embrace the Grand Guignol, Splice is a little too hit or miss to truly work. ReelViews
4.0
The director balances everything pitch perfectly, from the performances to the hair raising sound effects, and all the way down to images of the creep .. Combust Ible Celluloid
4.5
The movie carves out its own psychological terrain, pondering the emotional storms of both childhood and parenthood as relations in the little family .. Chicago Reader
2.0
Too bad Warner Brothers didnt release this film a month earlier it would have made a hell of a twisted Mothers Day movie.
3.8
To label Cypher as inaccessible isnt much of a stretch, and it seems clear that viewers looking for a mindlessly engaging thriller are going to be sor .. Reel Film Reviews
2.0
There are certain things you would expect in a story like this, and most of those happen. But then there are other developments that Im pleased to say .. Eric Ds Nider
3.0
Its not quite the subversive cult movie romp it might have been, but transgenderism, incest and bestiality all at once has to count for something. News Review
4.0
Shocking, hilarious, and creepy, one of the better horror films of the last decade. News Review
3.0
As Natalis potent allegory about child rearing turns deadly, absurdity is, thankfully, just about kept in check through committed performances and the .. Radio Times
1.5
If anything, the films own splicing together of various cinematic genre elements means it ends up like the creature within it a hybrid thats fascinati .. Screen It
3.8
Before the film devolves into clich, director and co writer Vincenzo Natali creates a potent and provocative thriller about gender politics and human .. Rolling Stone
1.5
This bit of metaphorical business keeps on giving, for the film presses hard on the well worn connections between sex and birth, sensual desire and fr .. Pop Matters
4.0
Hugely entertaining, superbly written sci fi thriller that manages to be simultaneously scary, moving and darkly funny, thanks to strong direction, gr .. View London
3.8
Brody and Polleys performances keep the film grounded in a semblance of reality even when it threatens to go over the top near the end, and director N .. New York Post
1.5
More than a decade in the making, Vincenzo Natalis provocative sci fi/horror tale never quite lives up to the spectacular creepiness of its premise. Film Journal International ..
1.9
Splice lives up to its title in both the best and worst possible ways. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
2.0
Morphing as often as the character central to its story, Splice is an unruly mix of science, morality, family dysfunction, horror and finger down the .. Az Central
3.8
If its discouraging or at least disorienting to see that Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley have signed on to a gnarly work of science fiction horror, ligh .. Boston
4.5
So thought provoking and disturbing that it qualifies as a powerful work and is probably secure as the best horror film of the year. Mountain X
1.5
But on its way to its own uniquely distasteful ending, Splice is also neither B movie cheesy enough nor X Files sober enough to please in either direc ..
5.0
The special effects and creature design, as good as they are, dont exceed the acting by Polley, Brody and Chanac, who make it all seem entirely plausi .. Toronto Star
3.0
Brody and Polley, two intelligent actors (neither associated with the genre) anchor this well produced sci fi horror thriller, which plays with timely .. Emanuellevy
4.0
The film benefits from two leading actors who arent afraid to be unsympathetic. Daily Mail
4.5
What dumbfounded these geniuses amounts to nothing more than simple human function. Cinema Crazed
1.5
Sci fi horror turns feral in this misguided story about genetic engineering that morphs into more of a monster freak show than a story with genuine th ..
3.0
Whats so disturbing about this contemporary Frankenstein story is that it might happen if it hasnt already. Susang Ranger
4.0
There is no bathroom emergency or Junior Mints need of greater importance than watching this astoundingly cool sequence. Movies
2.5
A must see for sci fi and horror nuts, even if Natali throws away a perfectly compelling first two acts in favor of the big Oh no they didnt ending. Movies
1.5
She doesnt just sit placidly in a glass case like Fred and Ginger. Flim Threet
4.5
The movie is ridiculously over the top, inelegant and so defiantly crazy that it works, reminding you how fun gore and creatures that go bump (and gri .. Time
2.0
Part Frankenstein, part Freaks, the horror film/cautionary tale Splice is derivative and disturbing. Boston Herald
2.0
A B movie science fiction melodrama that really needed the genius of David Cronenberg to bring it to life. Express
3.0
Its a story thats been told several times before... but Natali puts his own twisted spin on the tale that ensures a few surprises along the way. Bullz-Eye
3.0
This relentlessly disturbing sci fi shocker will torment both your stomach and your brain in equal measure. Hollywood
2.0
What starts out as a promising sci fi thriller loses precious steam in an underwhelming third act climax seemingly affected by budgetary limits. Coles Mithey
3.1
While the film doesnt stray a lot from its genre roots thanks to its take no prisoners attitude and largely because of Brody, Polley and especially Ch .. Movie Freak
4.0
The welcome return of one of horrors more underrated filmmakers is marked by one of the most distinctive scientific horror films since Cronenberg made ..
3.8
Playing God and playing house converge...about as gonzo as the multiplex gets. Groucho Reviews
4.4
Elsa doesnt want kids, yet has something awakened when Dren comes along. Aisle Seat
3.0
By the second half of Splice, the film has devolved into a rather silly, yet distinctly unsettling blob of horror. Herald Sun
4.5
While it appears to be a pretty straightforward story, the actual film gives you more in scares and chills and more to think about than youd expect. 7M Pictures
2.0
Despite an A list star and a high tech plot, the film itself feels like a hybrid of silly science tingler and moral philosophy with a straight to vide .. Boxoffice Magazine
3.0
Two wunderkind geneticists create a new lifeform thats part human, part creepoid. It quickly evolves into something very cool, and so does this creatu .. E Online
3.8
The film borrows liberally from horror/sci fi predecessors and emerges with something weirdly original. Film School Rejects
4.0
he first summer movie that youll find yourself talking about rather than complaining about after the house lights come up. Maki At The Movies
1.5
Scientists may push boundaries, but outside of the disturbing sensuality that bulldozes every other relevant moral dilemma, this film is very much a s ..
3.0
It doesnt take a genius to conclude that Splices third act may well concern mans genetically modified creation turning against him. Cine Vue
3.0
Fortunately, after all the howling and growling and carnage is done, Splice does remain a very human film. Digital Spy
3.0
Splice puts the Frankenstein myth into modern terms; why stitch together parts when you can genetically create a whole A whole what Thats the question .. Tamp A Bay
1.5
Like the mutant progeny, Splice is an unsuccessful hybrid: half moral fable, half mad scientist makes monster flick. Abc
3.1
The climax is a pileup of sorts as the movie suddenly becomes an audience pandering monster in the woods creature feature. Stl Today
3.8
Besides its absorbing ghoulishness, Splice is terrifically smart, rife with topics to debate and discuss. How many studio released horror pictures of .. Dustin Put Man
4.4
The mad scientists of Splice make Victor Frankenstein look like a reasonable man. Larsen On Film
1.3
The story raises questions of sciences boundaries and what it means to be truly human. Christianity Today
0.5
An erotic sci fi on acid reproductive romp. With bald bisexual bestiality; possible self rape; involuntary transsexual gender reassignment; and DNA al .. News Blaze
1.5
Flashy and entertaining, but nothing special...You willingly suspend your disbelief but you wont be proud of yourself for doing it. Hollywood And Fine
3.0
Part horror, part drama and part comedy, this is a hybrid, but an enjoyable one. The Sun
5.0
an intelligent horror film that chips away at the emotions and the intellect without compromise and without respite Killer Movie Reviews
3.0
Its impossible to buy the tight pants reaction to Dren when the rest of the film is so robotic. The more Natali pushes the sexual nature of the materi .. Brian Or Ndorf
3.5
Parts of it work magnificently well, parts of it work magnificently well while being incredibly hateful, and parts of it are just plain stupid. Antagony & Ecstasy
1.9
Splice could have and should have been a truly great film, but an inconsistent tone and a disappointingly bland and predictable final third lead to an ..
4.5
Creating life isnt a selfless act, and Splice unflinchingly shows us all the reasons why. Io9 Gizmodo
3.4
A creepy, slick and initially provocative sci fi thriller that eventually loses steam once its surprises, cleverness and imagination wane midway. Nyc Movie Guru
1.9
This story, about scientists who create a life form in the laboratory, goes from intriguing to wacky to disturbing with the speed of a car rolling dow .. Js Online
4.0
Natalis direction and vision is as nuanced as the storys tone, and while the plot beats are familiar to genre fans, Splice manages to evolve the genre .. Sky
3.0
Offers just enough moral and emotional ambiguity to make for an engaging if occasionally icky movie going experience. Sbs
4.5
The developments mostly make sense a rarity in almost any thriller that eventually goes bananas. Bitly
3.8
... the tension comes from watching Brody and Polleys well crafted characters come together and splinter apart as they become parents of sorts and the .. Scene Stealers
1.5
A moderately nifty creature feature thats warped for warpings sake, filled with characters not likeable enough to make their ultimate fate a tragedy, .. Or Lando Weekly
4.5
Natali expertly recombines the body horror of a creature feature with the perverse dysfunction of a family tragedy, engendering a freaky new genre hyb .. Film 4
3.1
With such ambitions, it deserves more than such a rote conclusion. Scifi Movie Page
2.5
Because of the writers choice to stay so superficial, we get a sluggishly paced, forgettable thriller.
3.1
Splice teases us with greatness before settling in as a messy, but never dull, sci fi thriller
4.5
Natali has rightly decided that you cant go far wrong if you imitate one of the masters of horror, and the dialogue comes packed with witty one liners .. The National
1.0
Clive and Elsa wont be the only ones feeling the pierce of Drens deadly tail or tale...so will viewers. Review Express
5.0
The movie keeps raising new issues past the point where youd think the filmmakers would have run out of them. M Tv
3.0
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4.0
Splice is just creepy. Creepy creature, creepy scientists, creepy corrupt corporation. Tri City Herald
4.5
Splice is most enjoyable when it embraces and revels in its science experiment gone wrong cheeky horror persona. Trespass Mag
3.8
Natali explores this hoary theme with apt, flippant gravity, updating it with canny hipness, but subjecting it to too many mutations to bring it fully .. Boston Phoenix
3.0
A turn for the mundane doesnt negate the preceding, metaphorically sturdy B movie thrills. Nicks Chager
4.5
It maintains a fun underlying technology, and the monster part does go places most studio films wouldnt dare. Can Mag
1.5
Splice is aching to creep out the room with its symphony of goopy creatures and psychosexual situations, but the film is perhaps too timid and verbose .. Dark Horizons
3.5
Nothing can quite prepare you for the last 15 minutes of this movie. Bloody Disgusting
3.0
Stem cell debate tarted up in monster drag Nah, Just another Bjork look alike mutant with oedipal issues Metro Times
3.0
Be forewarned after watching it, some might feel dirty upon leaving the theater. And Im pretty sure thats the point. So, um, good for the fimmmakers! Week In Rewind
2.0
It strives so hard to be more than it is and that is why it ultimately fails. Could have been good if they left the pretensions at the door and went f .. Eclipse Magazine
4.5
Splice transcends the horror genre and the expectations for what a film like this might be. It offers horror at its best: smart, provocative, beautifu .. Kpbs
4.4
An edge of your seat thriller, Splice is a movie that keeps you asking yourself, can they really do that while the story unfolds on screen. Crazed Fan Boy
4.5
Polley and Brody both are terrific as usual, but its really Delphine Chanac who shines with an incredible performance as Dren. Cinematical
3.5
... mining horror out of moral quandary rather than mindless slaughter, Splice occasionally achieves a terrible beauty. MSN Movies
4.0
Twisted, perverse, and thought provoking, Splice is a refreshing change of pace from the bottom of the barrel, teen BS that has been repeatedly shoved .. Dread Central
4.5
Splice is science fiction/horror at its best, underpinning its daring moments of bodily horror and sexual anxieties with flawed characters to care abo .. Cinema Autopsy
0.0
Who would have thought talent of that calibre would combine to create such a catastrophic stinker. Ear Of Newt
4.0
Splice is one of those rare creature features where the most menacing beings are the people. Kc Active
4.4
The film becomes a discomfiting parody of parenting that delivers both the creepiness and the topicality we want from a great horror movie... Gomemphis
1.5
Spends three quarters of its running time desperately fighting against being the kind of film you expect it to be, before becoming exactly the kind of .. Sfx
3.8
The film feels like its descended directly from the early biological horror of David Cronenberg and Natalis work doesnt suffer in the comparison D Cist
2.5
Splice is actually very sympathetic to its monster. This sympathy actually works well for the story, though it is abandoned for a messy and clichd fin .. Brandon Fibbs
4.0
Its refreshing to see a genre movie that credits its audience with a bit of intelligence, and Splice has got a lot going on under the bonnet. News Of The World
3.0
Its sensibilities echo those of David Cronenberg, another Canadian who knew how to mix sly humor with queasy body horror. Mania.com
3.5
Vincenzo Natali has created a film that does not follow the normal Hollywood formula and takes insane risks. Chaneac delivers a phenomenal performance ..
3.0
When Splice is in full flower, theres something magnificent about it. Deep Focus
3.5
The plot develops in surprising ways, with steadily building dread that doesnt rely on abundant gore or gotcha scares to freak audiences out. New York Metro Mix
4.5
...uses its premise to raise intriguing questions about the moral implications of scientific progress, without resorting to a simplistic formula about ..
4.5
In a nutshell: Natali expertly recombines the body horror of a creature feature with the perverse dysfunction of a family tragedy, engendering a freak .. Projected Figures
3.8
While its far from perfect, its a timely and well considered thriller about the scarier aspects of genetic engineering. Seattle Times
3.1
Splice is a hit or miss feature that leans slightly on the hit side. It tries to sound important, while titillating its audience. Jc Online
3.1
An enduring lesson one takes from Splice is that you should never let the frontiers of human knowledge be pushed by scientists who drive an AMC Gremli .. Jackson Ville
4.0
With above average creature effects and a succinct title which neatly bridges medicine and filmmaking techniques alike, teenagers looking for escapism ..
4.5
The horror genre needs more films like this one; works made by filmmakers willing to take chances and deliver something to viewers that they would nev .. Movie Retriever
4.5
I left Splice feeling exhilarated horribly, deliriously happy with this monstrously ghoulish little movie. Knight At The Movies
4.0
If you like to think while you ingest your horror, then this ones for you. Franks Reel Reviews
1.5
The dire consequences of meddling with nature havent been explored quite so well for quite some time as in Vincenzo Natalis Splice. Courier Mail (Australia)
4.5
A powerfully brazen re telling of an oft told tale, but in this case ... it still works alarmingly well. FEARnet
3.1
A cleverly disguised expose on the challenges of parenthood, with riffs on abortion and the Electra complex thrown in for good measure, Splice is inve ..
4.5
In spite of its few shortcomings, the film has much to commend it and its ideas are adeptly fleshed out by an excellent cast. Electric Sheep Magazine
2.0
Regardless of the camp factor, you are only laughing because of its stupidity not because its so bad that its good. Halfway through, Splice mutates fr .. BET.com
4.5
Bottom line: Splice asks you to suspend your disbelief to the extreme, but if you can, its a whole lot of fun.
4.0
While it doesnt hold back on delivering the odd moment of outlandish gore, it also turns out to be way funnier, freakier and more perverted than its F .. Scotsman
5.0
Androids like in Dicks 60s classic, the basis of Blade Runner.Daybreakers is a vampire movie with a difference. Louis Proyect Word Press
4.5
treads the fine line of a film that is just believable enough to get the audiences attention, and sci fi enough for us to think this could never happe .. Dork Shelf
4.5
It doesnt merely acknowledge the expressionist possibilities in a genre beloved horror fans but unknown to most people, it condenses it into a concent .. Parallax View
3.5
The core strength of this gooey, schizophrenic horror satire is its ability to be simultaneously quite clever and unrepentantly trashy. Camp Blood
1.5
Over the years movie mermaids have flapped and fluttered from rom com beauty (Splash, 1984) to kiddie cartoon heroine (Little Mermaid, 1989; Ponyo, 20 .. The Magazine of Fantasy & ..
2.5
Were left instead with an overly preachy fantasy parable conclusion that tries hard to seem clever and edgy but, since it revolves around a clich, sim .. Ign
3.5
Splice is a creepy, well acted and memorable film one that couldnt have been luckier to come out at a time when breakthroughs in genetic engineering a .. IGN Movies UK
3.5
The cheap thrills are few and far between in Splice, which prides itself on being more of a thinking mans monster mash. AskMen.com
2.5
The creature effects are terrific, but the human protagonists arent nearly so interesting, and the dont mess with nature message is too hoary to be ma .. Miami Herald Type Pad
4.0
As an intense and inventive monster movie that doubles as a Buuelian black comedy about parenthood, Splice would be a rare beast even if it werent arr .. eye WEEKLY
3.8
Splice is one of those movies that just makes you ache, because it almost achieves greatness. ESplatter
4.5
Natali has created a menacing landscape and a fresh approach to the monster maker genre.
1.5
What if there were realms in which woman was not meant to meddle Its not as progressive as it sounds. But you knew that already. FlickFilosopher
3.5
Less a parenting allegory than a study in peoples perverse curiosity about the unknown. Chicago Now
2.0
Its as if hes actively avoiding a single tone except, perhaps, drab. Popcorn World Wordpress



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