#Splice 2 dren in the city pro

#Splice 2 dren in the city pro

As the pic mutates from “Frankenstein” into “Mommie Dearest,” with a side order of “Rosemary’s Baby,” viewers who can suspend their disbelief may find “Splice” an unexpectedly plausible portrait of a relationship in crisis - at least, before its pro forma action climax and ironic but derivative denouement. As the two study their mute mutant’s rapid growth while trying to keep her a secret from the rest of the lab, the line between observational detachment and parental affection is repeatedly crossed in surprising, giggle-inducing and insidiously creepy ways. The thing that pops out is a bald, vaguely humanoid female with amphibious gills, a stinger-equipped tail and, as it turns out, amazing cognitive powers and physical abilities.Ĭlive wants to terminate the sucker, but Elsa, who pointedly doesn’t want to have children of her own, insists on keeping the specimen alive, and even names her Dren (“nerd” spelled backward). Not one to let the bottom line hinder scientific progress, Elsa defies orders and Clive’s protests and engineers a human-animal embryo whose gestation proves remarkably brief.

Easily the sexiest genetics researchers on the planet, lovers/lab partners Clive (Brody) and Elsa (Polley) have had great success recombining DNA from different animals to synthesize potentially life-saving proteins, and are eager to take the next step and “incorporate human DNA into the hypertemplate.” But they hit a wall with their corporate masters (David Hewlett, Simona Maicanescu), who rule against further experimentation in favor of a less controversial, more immediately profitable next step.