Krispr (2023)

Eli has spent the past seven years working on creating a clone and is excited when his dreams come to fruition.  Worried about leaving her alone after her first day of life, he takes Krispr from the lab to his family’s weekend Christmas gathering. His wife is not amused.

The family is gracious and welcoming, but privately agree it’s weird. They don’t believe he should not have brought the clone, especially since he favors the clone over his wife Chloe. Krispr is an attractive adult and Eli is very doting on her. Chloe thinks Krispr is trying to drive a wedge between them and wants him all to herself.

Since Krispr doesn’t need to sleep, Eli leaves her in front of the tv to amuse herself.  The next night Eli gives her access to the internet. When Chloe expresses concern, Eli says it’s fine because there is a parental lock on it. Cut to Krispr watching nuclear blasts, riots, scandals, and the fall of the Twin Towers.

Krispr’s learning capabilities are amazing as she learns to read and grasp complex concepts over night. She’s also learned manipulation and is trying to destroy Eli’s marriage. When Chloe talks to Eli about the weird things Krispr is doing and saying, Eli blames Chloe and says she’s jealous of his success. 

When Eli gets a call from the lab on Christmas stating Krispr is missing, he says he needed to supervise her. His colleague counters she was already under supervision in the lab and Eli has no idea what Krispr might do. But Eli is stuck in his my creation is beautiful phase and shall hear no bad words about Krispr. That’s too bad since his dream for a Nobel prize has passed when he compromised protocol by removing her from a controlled environment.  Also Krispr is not who he thinks she is and there’s a world of hurt about to come down.

For a guy smart enough to create a clone, Eli is a dolt. He steals the clone from the lab even though there is no way to know if the clone is dangerous, or if he’s exposing the clone to something harmful. He brings it to his families Christmas, even though there is no good reason to do so. Then he has no idea why his wife is upset he’s so attentive to an attractive clone who is showing signs she wants Eli to herself. His wife seems sweet and his family loves her. Yet he’s going to take the clones side every time something happens, even though his wife has never done anything crazy before.

Dialogue which confirms Eli has lost perspective

Christian: Elijah, G4667 is gone. She’s not in the lab.

Elijah: I know. I know, Christian. I have her,

Christian: Are you insane?

Elijah: I had to keep her under observation, Christian.

Christian: She was under observation, Eli.

Smart enough to create clone but can’t handle his own hair