First act showed promise. Adrien Brody is on the mark acting-wise. He kind of left Sarah Polley behind in that respect. But what do you expect, he's an Oscar winner. The premise was decent. I didn't buy the French boss as someone of power. She was miscast in my opinion. The brother & lab supervisor were very good & good respectively. The use of only master shots at crucial points in the story was a red flag. It gave it a sense that the director didn't know how to effectively layout the story or the close-ups got messed up somehow in development (ie. when brothers talk in break room, the two leads talk in bed.) It did get creepy & scary.. I am always up for a good scare. The story moved along decently until the end when things went haywire. The build-up to Brody's crucial decision in the 3rd act was lacking. I don't know if it was his fault.. perhaps it stayed on cutting room floor or it wasn't in script. By the end, the audience was laughing in parts & so was I. I haven't laughed that much in a drama since Showgirls. Others have commented that this is the best movie of its kind since Alien. Let me tell you now, this movie is no Alien but the effort is commendable with Brody's performance, special effects.
Review of Splice
