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“I have some thoughts about it… I could see it evolving into something interesting. But now, it has to be considered, because if the film is successful, then they probably would want to do a sequel…” Certainly when we finished the film, I didn’t even know if it would be distributed, let alone have a sequel. It just seemed like the right way to end the story.

I haven’t included any specific details, however.): “In all honesty, I knew that with that ending, it would seem like we were setting up a sequel, but that was never my intention. On SPLICE 2 (Warning: While I’ve kept MAJOR spoilers out of it, you can still consider some of the following a minor spoiler regarding SPLICE.

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While the full interview will hit soon, I wanted to share some of what Natali told me regarding his various upcoming projects. We have here a brilliant, well-acted twist on Frankenstein that, alas, fails in its conclusion.Earlier today, I have the opportunity to sit down and chat with director Vincenzo Natali, who is doing the press rounds for his thriller SPLICE (opening June 4). The epilogue establishes the too-obvious grounds for a sequel that I hope no one makes.

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Neither is forthcoming.Īll of this nastily parodic family drama leads to a rather forced scary movie ending that detracts from the film's first two-thirds.

As for Clive, his initial unsavory actions make perfect sense his later, most disturbing act requires a little more explanation or exploration. In the second half, however, Elsa does too many things and acts a little too disturbed (and occasionally clueless) in order to take the story in a particular direction. It's painful to watch an apt portrayal of someone carrying out her own past abuse on the next generation- even if the next generation is a manufactured monster. The script does prepare us for her buried, disturbed psyche, which Polley depicts a little too well. I had problems with the developments in Clive's and Elsa's. Nevertheless, I'm fine with most of the changes to Dren's personality as she grows and develops. The specific attacks here do not follow the same degree of internal logic. I understand why, in every single instance, Karloff's Monster murders. I expected killings, but I would ask viewers to compare these to the Monster's in Universal's still-influential Frankenstein. Regrettably, as the script develops, it asks the audience to accept material that, even in context, does not quite make sense. Just don't think too hard about chimerical Dren from a scientific perspective. The film does a decent job of making it look almost believable.

I expect horror-movie science to be, at best, wildly implausible. The science, of course, serves as a means to an end. The make-up and effects used to realize Dren have been beautifully, creepily, and naturally integrated. Splice also boasts a strong supporting cast- and at least two beguiling and brilliant performers animating 'Dren,' the triumphant climax of Frankensteinich genii. Initially charming, the pair quickly grow more frightening than anything they've created. Two notable and critically acclaimed actors, Sarah Polley and Adrien Brody give the mad scientists disturbing life. Our principal scientists have been named ' Elsa Cast' and ' Clive Nicoli,' and one the most memorable scenes takes a bloody and hilarious twist on a famous bit from King Kong. While the film's premise addresses old themes of science adrift from morality and newer ones of science tied to corporate profit, the story emphasizes issues of parenting (seen here at its best and most familiar– and at its very, very worst), loneliness, and human relationships. Rather, its thrills are of the creepier, more disturbing sort. Once the film exhausts the possibilities of this place, it relocates to a more traditional horror-movie locale.Ī clever and witty script clearly establishes the film as horror, yet Splice does not rely on excessive gore and shock. The modern version of the classic old mad scientist's lab would be corporate-sponsored, well-funded, heavily-staffed, clean, and slick. It features strong performances from respected actors, a comparatively original twist on Frankenstein, and a keen sense of setting. The audience, in turns, laughs, spooks, squirms, and winces. When Splice works, it works well, creeping into your consciousness and burrowing deep under your skin. The first two-thirds of this Canadian production had me ready to pronounce it the best horror film of 2010, and the first great SF/ horror flick of the century. A couple of young scientists, working for a research company, create an original life-form, only to discover that Mary Shelley had a handle on how such things can turn out.