a sophisticatedly modern noir thriller that sorts the sheep from the lambs.
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06/13/07
Antibodies (2005)
61 %
Reviews Counted: 18 Fresh: 11 Rotten:7 Average Rating: 6/10
Rated: 18
Runtime: 2 hrs 7 mins
Theatrical Release: 17-11-2006
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Woton Wilke Mohring, Heinz Hoenig
Reviews
1 - 18 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Top Critic
A tangible sense of evil lingers over this German serial killer shocker, but the introduction of religious symbolism tips the action into self-conscious melodrama.
12/30/06
Top Critic
Like Hannibal Lecter with dentures, Antibodies lacks bite but still disturbs.
11/21/06
Top Critic
It's a frightening, cleverly scripted picture that has much sport with the supposed contrast between the fresh innocence of countryside and the inherent corruption of the city.
11/18/06
Top Critic
Steeped in religion yet shot through with moral ambiguity, this disturbing psychological thriller breathes new life into the moribund serial killer movie.
11/16/06
Top Critic
Com vastas referências a Se7en, O Silêncio dos Inocentes e O Homem de Palha, é um filme cujas excelentes fotografia e montagem constroem uma eficaz atmosfera de tensão. Ainda assim, torna-se previsível em seu terceiro ato.
03/19/07
Antibodies brings together a philosophically minded serial killer, a devoutly religious cop and a cynical filmmaker clearly itching to go Hollywood.
02/16/07
Top Critic
A German thriller that isn't shy about ripping off The Silence of the Lambs.
02/16/07
As an exercise in watching a bad guy burrow too deeply into a good guy's head, Antibodies proves more gross than psychologically unsettling.
02/16/07
The film's pace is brisk enough to maintain our full attention. Antibodies is not so much an art house movie as a well-made, commercial thriller that happens to be in German.
02/15/07
Top Critic
Instead of reinventing the procedural mechanics of the serial-killer drama, filmmaker Christian Alvert adds to its current state of retardation with desperate atmospherics and a cheap disquisition on sex and religion.
02/15/07
Alvart adorns everything in portentous biblical trappings but is more interested in sleek visuals and rug-pulling gimmicks than his protagonist's (histrionically handled) moral conflict.
02/15/07
Antibodies is fairly riveting, thanks to Alvart’s command of craft and tone. He’s a director to watch.
02/15/07
Not content with a straight psychological police procedural, Alvart mixes in distracting -- and unconvincing --Biblical symbolism in a curious bid for weightiness.
11/21/05
Top Critic
Alvart does put the viewer through a gripping experience with a final twist few will see coming.
11/11/05
Top Critic
Antibodies is refreshing in that it admits that everyone -- from apple-cheeked youths to ruthless killers -- is on a sliding scale of good-to-evil.
05/12/05
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