Iron Man 2 Splice

Bad, bad movies.  I’m not going to go on too long about these.

Iron Man 2 (2010)

The first Iron Man was surprisingly enjoyable.  They really nailed the elements of an American summer movie – action, sexuality, technology, charisma, witty banter, etc. Iron Man 2 is clearly riding on the coattails of the first movie. 

The characters were annoyingly magnified; all of their worst traits were played up and spotlighted.  There were new ridiculous elements like Samuel L. Jackson and Scarlett Johansen playing agents of some super secret US Army unit.  The plot was predictably reminiscent of the first Iron Man.  And it went on toooooo long – two full hours.

Splice (2009)

With Sarah Polley and Adrien Brody starring, I thought there was a chance for this movie.  Nope. 

Netflix description:

Ignoring instructions from the pharmaceutical company that funds their research, groundbreaking genetic scientists Elsa (Polley) and Clive (Brody) continue with an unorthodox experiment to create a human-animal hybrid, a new life form they dub "Dren". When they see their fantastical creation, Clive warns that it should be destroyed, but Elsa refuses -- a decision she'll regret when Dren makes deadly plans of her own.

While the concept was compelling and did raise the interesting questions about genetics and the pandora’s box of tinkering with nature, I ultimately didn’t handle the strange sexual twists that well.  I think I’ll leave it there.