On the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein comes a new science fiction film based on similar concepts of immortality and the arrogance of science. Chimera Strain is worth your time simply because of its unique concept. The ending seems a bit rushed, but the overall product is worth your invested time

Quint (Henry Ian Cusick) is a research scientist who is about to lose two children to genetic disease. He plans on freezing the kids and curing them with a jellyfish protein but needs outlawed stem cells. He can get these from his former employer.

The story is told in a haphazard confusing way, by design. It isn't until the last 20 minutes or so that the overall plot and relationships are explained. The film is hampered with numerous random flashbacks that make it unwatchable.

Guide: Nudity. No F-word or sex.

The only mystery & unrelated to storyline is what the DVD cover has to do with the story. It's probably the only sci-fi creepy part of this production. Cheap production of 90 min. in an abandoned industrial setting building w/mismatched high school bio science lab props to go along with a storyline based on high school biology stem cells and tissue repair along w/the equally ridiculous pop science connection to jellyfish repair, i.e. longevity. Another cheap was the constant droning of the background music which will make you turn the sound off. Poor script flow/editing made what ever semblance of a coherent story simply not happening. Acting was over-the-top Hollywood make believe scientists & associated characters.