Splice (2009)

Cautiously Recommended

Canada/France/USA

Feature Film

Director: Vincenzo Natali

Writers: Antoinette Terry Bryant, Vincenzo Natali, Doug Taylor

Cinematographer: Nagata Tetsuo

Composer: Cyrille Aufort

Cast: Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley, Delphine Chanéac, Brandon McGibbon, Simona Maicanescu, David Hewlett, Abigail Chu

Faced with having their genetic research shut down in the wake of corporate pressure, a pair of scientists, who are partners both professionally and personally, surreptitiously take their gene-splicing experiments to the next level by including human DNA in the mix, and soon find themselves playing the role of parent to a rapidly ageing humanoid hybrid, in this thoughtful and well crafted if perhaps a tad predictable sci-fi thriller. Iain.Stott