Clive and Elsa are scientists skilled in the field of genetic splicing. Recently they have created genetically cloned creatures for their experiments at their company. Now Elsa decides that they should take a step forward and try to clone with human DNA, something that Clive is completely against. But somehow Elsa convinces Clive to let her do it and every time that Clive tries to end the process, Elsa finds a way to keep it going, way past term like she originally promised, ultimately resulting in Dren, a quickly growing cross human and animal cloned hybrid.
Splice is not necessarily an easy movie to watch and in my opinion by no means a film just for pure entertainment. It is dark and sometimes disturbing, exploring areas that very, very few films dare go. But I think that it is a well put together film that explores a important forbidden realm that no one seems willing to talk about; human cloning. And it explores this realm in a way that does not condone it in any way. The film is unnerving but with its cast, splendid soundtrack, and creative direction from Vincenzo Natali, Splice soars as a cautionary tale. Yes, there were some moments that could have been toned down a notch, but in the end the films intensity helps reiterate the undertone of the issues with cloning.
This is a film that traversed boundaries, asked daring questions, and tackled a tough subject. It laid out in the open the high moral ambiguity of these ideas and how it skews all lines of right and wrong. This isn't a film for everyone to see and its not a film you should see just for entertainment. There are plenty of films for that. But every once in a while a film comes along like this with an important message that needs to be heard. These are movies that you don't always want to watch more than once. But in this case I enjoy most of the film and respect the whole for what it is. And though it is dark and disturbing, it is also intriguing.
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