Mad scientist creates life

Rating: 8/10 (26 January 2015)

I seldom go out to a cinema to see films any more, but this one drew me in. It is fascinating throughout and delivers a few plot twists towards the end which are just elegantly satisfying.
I give it 8/10 as I enjoyed it so much, but also because I think there were 20% plot holes. The denouement happened so fast that I doubt that it could have happened in practise. Too many practical issues. The same is true of the mad scientist's laboratory - certainly with today's technology. Maybe if it was set 20-30 years hence it might be more credible.
Kudos to all the actors, including Sonoya Mizuno who was just as accomplished in her small part as the others in their three-hander. I somehow doubt that Nathan could have acquired his massive volcano - er - villain's lair in Norway with that abrasive alcoholic personality, but hey.
Don't think about it too much, just enjoy the mood, the photography, the effects and the amazing score. I want to see it again just to confirm my suspicion that there are plot holes aplenty, and I have to see that disco sequence again!