Here's a quick synopsis:


A pair of brilliant scientists Clive (Adrien Brody) and Elsa (Sarah Polley) start conducting unauthorized genetic experiments and introduce human DNA into one of their creations. The result is Dren (Delphine Chaneac), an amazing strangely beautiful creature of uncommon intelligence and an array of unexpected physical developments. Then, when this seemingly perfect organism makes a final, shocking metamorphosis, it is mankind itself that is threatened.


If their first mistake was creating Dren, their second is letting her live...

Words to live (or die) by.

From the opening credits of SPLICE one can sense that this film is not a 'SPECIES' re-imagining, and you become totally immersed in this movie.

Director Vincenzo Natali (who also co-wrote the story and screenplay) is quite the filmmaker. As the film progresses, you know the proverbial bag o' dookie is gonna hit the fan (you know that "dookie" is an actual medical term ...go on "Google" it. I'll wait 'til you come back...you know I'm joking, right?) and the strange thing about it is ... you are going to want to watch as the horror unfolds. One of the main ingredients of a great thriller.

Trailer for Vincenzo Natali's SPLICE.

This film will make you feel uncomfortable...not 'THE HUMAN CENTIpPEDE' uncomfortable, but heeby jeeby (another medical term) uncomfortable.

Brody and Polley work well together...their performances are a true collaboration. Oscar--winning Brody, doesn't pull the old Nicholas Cage and use his Oscar as a crutch. Brody does a great job. And I have to say this is Polley's best effort to date. The stand out here is, Chaneac. Her performance as Dren, the bird/reptile/America's Next Top Model, is a scene stealer...you don't know whether to be attracted to her or freaked the hell out (freaking out, still kid of a turn-on, no? TMI, grandpa, TMI).

Guillermo del Toro (one of the producers along with Joel Silver) calls 'Splice' "...the movie that has everything... The perfect Date movie!" ...hmmm, to me 'Splice' is a great Horror/Thriller flick with plenty of scares. A perfect "Date Movie"? I guess ...if your date was the aforementioned 'Human Centipede.'


Good o' Horror is back, Baby!!! And its name is 'Splice.'

A screen-capture from SPLICE.

'SPLICE' hit theaters nationwide June 4th.

Listen to GreenCine Daily's podcast interview (15:52) of Vincenzo Natali HERE

Visit the film's 'official' website: www.splicethefilm.com

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Gary Deocampo, LH