New York Daily News
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2
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By Joe Neumaier
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Feb 25, 2011
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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 dumb when it should be smart.
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Washington Post
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0
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By Ann Hornaday
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Feb 25, 2011
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A thoroughly repulsive science fiction-horror flick that slicks up its B-movie tawdriness with high-gloss production values and two otherwise classy stars.
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New York Post
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8
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By Lou Lumenick
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Feb 25, 2011
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Brody and Polley's performances keep the film grounded in a semblance of reality even when it threatens to go over the top near the end, and director Natali infuses the proceedings with a consistent sense of nail-biting dread.
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Denver Post
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8
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By Lisa Kennedy
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Feb 25, 2011
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What makes Splice morally compelling isn't the bioethics quandaries it raises so much as the way it delves into parenthood.
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Dallas Morning News
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5
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By Cary Darling
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Feb 25, 2011
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An engrossing, if flawed, techno thriller that never quite goes where expected, and that's what makes it such a pleasant surprise.
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MSN Movies
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7
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By Kathleen Murphy
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Feb 25, 2011
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... mining horror out of moral quandary rather than mindless slaughter, Splice occasionally achieves a terrible beauty.
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Globe and Mail
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8
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By Rick Groen
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Feb 25, 2011
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A good horror flick always does metaphoric battle with our interior demons, and Splice summons them in impressive numbers.
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Detroit News
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10
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By Tom Long
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Feb 25, 2011
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Daring, disturbing and deliciously twisted.
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At the Movies
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8
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By A.O. Scott
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Feb 25, 2011
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[It's] witty, aware of its own craziness, and disarmingly insightful about the psychology of its characters.
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Chicago Tribune
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6
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By Michael Phillips
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Jul 07, 2010
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This crafty new thriller features Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley as genetic engineers and lovers who successfully create a new hybrid creature out of DNA from various species. Naturally, the experiments go too far, creating "Dren," a thing that's partly human (she's female), but with some various other horror genre features like a tail with a deadly stinger; legs like a dinosaur; and an accelerated life cycle. The film doesn't deliver "the usual" and is provocative in its eerie violence.
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Detroit Movie Examiner
Movie review: 'Splice', a so-called horror sci-fi thriller that is best left in isolation
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4
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By Tom Santilli
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Jun 21, 2010
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Yes 'Splice' came out a few weeks ago, but I just got around to seeing it... Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror, Thriller (although sci-fi is the only accurate description) Starring: Adrien Brody, Delphine Chaneac, and Sarah Polley Directed by Vincenzo Natali Run Time: 1 hour, 44 minutes 'Splice' in this movie refers to the process of crossing DNA, combining them in the name of science to develop new life-forms with the hopes that these new...
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Phoenix Film Industry Examiner
Movie review: 'Splice', a sci-fi thriller with a 'slice of reality'
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8
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By Stan Robinson
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Jun 11, 2010
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In our modern time, we are used to thoughts of DNA, cloning, stem cell research, and gene manipulation. Being able to use research to find cures as well as prevent possible anomalies in our human makeup is part of moving forward as mankind. I’ve often mentally speculated about the mindset of scientists at the various research facilities throughout the world. "Splice" presents an insight of not only the two scientists involved, but also of the...
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Phoenix Movie Examiner
Strange 'Splice' generates genuine cinematic glee
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10
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By Joseph J. Airdo
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Jun 07, 2010
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Filmmaker Vincenzo Natali's new creature feature 'Splice' redefines the science-fiction genre. It is a difficult film to describe simply because - like its main character - it constantly morphs into something completely different. However, its one constant is its ability to entertain moviegoers. In other words, if you do not find yourself under your seat out of sheer terror, you will still be rolling around the floor - with laughter. And that is not a bad place to be...
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Boston Movie Examiner
Splice : A disturbing, yet brilliantly original sci-fi film worth seeing. - A Review
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8
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By Tim Estiloz
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Jun 05, 2010
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The new film science-fiction film 'Splice' accomplishes something few films this summer... or in recent memory have been able to do. However you ultimately feel about the film at the end, 'Splice' causes you to leave the theater, for better or worse, unable to shake it's imagery and story from your mind after the final credits roll. While the majority of mainstream theater offerings this year have been a mixture of the painfully bad... or...
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NY Film Examiner
Horror gone mad in 'Splice'
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2
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By Marcos Bernal-Salas
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Jun 04, 2010
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Horror movies are the most difficult film genre to create in Hollywood. The films are either great or a horrid waste of time and money. Unfortunately, "Splice" falls in the latter. In the film, genetic engineers play around in a lab to create a new species, either to save the world or satisfy their own egos, enticing the audience to a great start. However, it all turns tragic and laughable, a bad combination in horror films, within the first thirty minutes. Director Vicenzo...
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New Movie Examiner
A 'Splice' in a different direction
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8
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By Matthew Razak
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Jun 04, 2010
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Splice is the kind of movie you have to sleep on. Give it a little while to ruminate before you know if you've just watched something interesting and provocative or just plain weird. It's hard to say where you will come down on it. It's easy to see anyone falling on either side of the delicate line between oddness and brilliance. For me Splice eventually settled comfortably into brilliance, but it's still really weird. Despite the horrendously cliché...
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Denver Film Community Examiner
Movie review: 'Splice'
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6
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By Christian Toto
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Jun 04, 2010
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The dazzling opening credits of "Splice" promise something we rarely see these days – a science fiction film of consequence. And the film’s first 20 minutes back that up. The tale of two scientists who create a new life form begins with a heady combination of smart FX and grounded acting. Slowly, the creature in question starts to mature while the movie itself regresses to an infantile stage of storytelling. Adrien Brody and Sarah...
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San Francisco Chronicle
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5
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By Mick LaSalle
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Jun 04, 2010
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However somber it gets, it's never truly thought-provoking, and however outrageous it gets, it's still always 20 minutes behind the audience. It's just too dumb to be serious and too slow to be entertaining.
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Houston Movie Examiner
Splice (2010) review
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6
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By Chris Sawin
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Jun 03, 2010
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Clive Nicoli (Adrien Brody) and Elsa Kast (Sarah Polley) are two scientists that specialize in splicing the DNA of different animal species together in hopes of their experiments synthesizing enough protein to help find cures for the world's most complex and devastating diseases. As their research progresses, Elsa believes they've gotten to the stage where human splicing has become an option. Clive and Elsa are eventually able to splice together their current research with human...
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Tampa Movie Examiner
Movie review: 'Splice'
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6
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By Joe Belcastro
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Jun 03, 2010
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For the genre movie buffs out there, if George A. Romero directed 1995's Species, the result would be the movie Splice. Those who can't translate this probably need to keep reading the forthcoming review. In the effort to be fully understood, Romero is the zombie king (Night, Day, Dawn, Land, Diary, Survival of the Living Dead). Although classified as horror, all his flicks act as a social commentary. With me so far? Species was more of...
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West Palm Beach and Miami Movie Examiner
'Splice' takes a slice out of the science fiction genre
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6
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By Steven Lebowitz
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Jun 02, 2010
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When someone thinks of a science fiction film they first probably think of a movie that takes place in outer space ("Star Wars"). If not, then the next thing they probably think of is a story that takes place here, on Earth, but in the very far future on a home planet they wouldn’t recognize ("Blade Runner"). The most important element for a science fiction film to be successful is that the audience must accept this foreign world they are being...
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Movie Examiner
A podcast q+a with the director of Splice and Cube, Vincenzo Natali
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8
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By Adam Lippe
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May 19, 2010
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Here's a 30 minute q a with Vincenzo Natali, the director of Splice, which I recorded after a screening of the film last week. Vincenzo was very composed and self-effacing and was willing to answer any question (including a deliberately absurd one I ask early on). Those who haven't seen Splice may want to skip through the spoilers which tend to come in the first few minutes, though they might be vague enough (such as the name for the genetic mutation, Dren) for those without any...
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Variety
Splice
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By Variety
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Jan 26, 2010
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Film Reviews: The kid's not alright, and neither are the scientists who cooked her up in "Splice."
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