Over at Moving Pictures, I eviscerate Vincenzo Natali’s Splice.
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| The screenplay, composed by Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant and Doug Taylor, apes the worst 1950s B-movie zaniness. Clive and Elsa behave with little regard to science, law, ethics or even common sense. Clearly conceived by a 12-year-old boy, the plot presents no surprises to anyone with even a passing familiarity with evil scientist tales. |
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| Audience reaction to the two sex scenes — the latter perhaps classifiable as incestuous bestiality — typified the response to the rest of the film. Rather than becoming tense, excited or even quiet, the scenes spawned laughter — not the snickering or nervous tittering as one might expect, but full-on belly laughs. |
Yes, it is that bad.