Evengyny Thanks for the memories!

Tacticalin An absolute waste of money

ShangLuda Admirable film.

FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

Robyn Nesbitt (nesfilmreviews) "Antibodies" tips it hand far too early and closes with an inexplicable third act, but succeeds in creating an unsettling atmosphere with a palpable sense of terror throughout. Slick and sadistic, this German serial killer thriller delivers some chills respectively, but it's not nearly as clever or as compelling as it thinks it is. Serial killer Gabriel Engels (Andre Hennicke) is captured while fleeing from his apartment, because he is the prime suspect in the killing a young girl several years earlier. Small-town cop Michael Martens (Wotan Wilke Möhring) has been investigating the 18-month-old unsolved murder, and may now have his big break in the case. Michael must go to the big city to interrogate the suspect, in the hopes that he'll get a confession. His decision unexpectedly pays dividends, and details slowly begin to surface. Möhring's deeply conflicted performance anchors the movie, as the confession from Engels and his mind games slowly push Michael back towards his own hometown. But soon, as Martens comes under the influence of Engels, he finds himself in a dark place and questions his own faith, as well as his entire existence. The plot twists and mind games that should shock and surprise are transparent and obvious, while director Christian Alvart tips his hand too early in a film where the run time clocks in at two plus hours. The third act of "Antibodies" shifts its primary focus to Michael and his son, and it creates one of the strangest biblical allusions I've ever seen. The story shifts from the profile of a serial killer to that of a man's existential identity crisis, and then to his redemption, when he didn't seem to deserve it in the first place. Desperately attempting to create the illusion of something profound, it backfires and comes across as absolutely absurd. In comparison to other films in the serial killer genre, this one hovers somewhere just above middle of the pack at best.

Maz Murdoch (asda-man) You might think that Antibodies is very similar to Silence of the Lambs. I've even heard one person describing it as a rip-off of it, but I don't see that in Antibodies. The only similarities is that the serial-killer (here a revolting paedophile, instead of a harmless cannibal) and the detective feature key scenes across bars. That's it! Antibodies is more about solving the case of a murdered little girl who the serial killer refuses to admit to killing. Whereas the Silence of the Lambs was more about Jodie Foster on the tail of a whole new serial killer altogether! That being said, of course Antibodies is not as great as the Silence of the Lambs, but it is a super solid serial killer thriller that offers so much more than you'd imagine.Antibodies is dangerously under-rated. It seems to me that hardly anyone has seen it and I can't understand why. I came across it on IMDb by accident and the poster caught my eye with its sinister focal image and clinical background. There's no reason why Antibodies should not appeal to mass audiences, other than it being in German which lazy people (who have probably not even given subtitled films a chance!) send away. Antibodies looks amazing, it's made on a very decent budget, has fantastic acting and a wonderfully twisty script. At two hours long Antibodies never sags and I was even kind of sad to see it end because it's such a gripping experience.Antibodies grabs you by the throat from the stylish opening where the mad man's apartment is stormed by police officers. Here we're bombarded with religious imagery which can often seem a bit pompous, but in Antibodies it serves a very intelligent purpose and only adds to the brilliant screenplay. We're given striking imagery of a naked psychopath and it could've easily leaped out of a Hollywood film with its big-budget feel. However unlike most Hollywood productions it features an edgy screenplay as well as great visuals. It's no surprise that Hollywood is eating this up! What the screenplay does so well is getting into the minds of its characters. Our detective is no less interesting than the psychopath himself (well maybe slightly, but psychopaths have an unfair advantage of being interesting). We're let into the detective's everyday life and we see his strengths and flaws as a characters. No doubt the remake will feature a pure detective, which will completely miss the whole idea of the film. I loved seeing his character change from being cool and collected and then being completely tormented by Gabriel (the psychopath, who is definitely no angel).Just like in the Silence of the Lambs, the interrogation scenes feature astonishingly gripping dialogue as we become as entangled in the mystery as much as the detective is. There are also some very interesting uses of camera angles. In fact, the whole film moves at a great pace and has a speedy energy which you wouldn't expect from a film that lasts two hours. Antibodies never drags and you always care. The film is never afraid to be cruel and brutal in its characterisation and it's right not to hold back. It's important to note that people like Gabriel do exist and we can't just shut the out!There are a few jaw-dropping twists at the end which only show off the brilliant nature of the screenplay. There are some very intense sequences that had me on the edge of my seat. The character of the detective is also never ignored and he rightly remains central to the story as we see him being led into temptation amongst other things. Antibodies is a thrilling experience and a high-class serial killer thriller. It certainly has the dark elements of horror like the Silence of the Lambs has, yet it adds a brilliant spin on the sub-genre that should have you on the edge of your seat. This is top-notch entertainment with a heart at the centre of it. See it before Hollywood squashes it!

dschmeding I heard a lot about this German movie, but since I tend to be majorly disappointed by my countries movie efforts I skipped it. After the directors recent movie "Case 39" which I really liked although a lot of it was obviously ripped off from recent movies I though I'd also give "Antikörper" a try. But wow.... the movie has the look and feel of a ordinary German TV production and the general problem many German productions... it copies Hollywood styles in a redundant fashion and spices it up with inferior acting and ordinary pictures.The basic plot of "Antikörper" is such an incredibly blunt rip-off from what you at first parallel to "Silence of the lambs" but you can smell the ending after about 20 Minutes and all that is a plain and dumb "Seven" rip-off, which (fasten your seat belts" even dares changing it to a happy end.You get the smart serial killer, the insecure cop and those interrogation sequences Hopkins made so famous. I guess they know how flat out plagiarized their movie is, so they even includes some smug jokes about "Silence of the lambs". The interrogation sequence (like many other scenes) is edited choppy and uneven. The movie looks as German as it gets and then even switches to unnecessary and wiggly helicopter-scenes like in "Silence...". Ridiculous. The acting of the cops son is bad and hints are dropped in so obviously that you know whats coming up as soon as you see red squares in this movie and the other red herrings get really boring.A lot of the dialog is painfully uneven, the tough cop and everything around him is as cheap as it gets. The script is a complete rip-off and even the cheesy "twist" in the end which refers back to the regular religious comments felt like I saw the ending in another movie... at least they stole from a third one here. Anyway, it feels like someone just edited in a scene to show off that they can do some decent CGI after a lot before looked fake.I don't get why this movie was so well received. I think its really lame and can't understand why someone would plagiarize such famous movies with such an inferior clone. I have to admit that if you look close the later movies of Alvart suffer an equal lack of core inspiration but neither the disappointing and disjointed Pandorum nor "Case 39" the hundredth "Evil Children Movie" alone in the last year come near the flat-out plagiarism of "Antikörper".

couching_tiger_eatin_popcorn Many of the reviews for the film draws a comparison between this film and Silence of the Lambs. I'll start there as well. The similarity in plot is glaring--an inexperienced law enforcement officer uses a serial killer's fascination with their vulnerability to solve a crime.However, the two films have very different flavors--I guess that's the best way I can describe it. Both have their strengths--Silence of the Lambs has a better structure, pacing, arguably the better cinematography, set design...it is also a more traditional thriller. Because the killer is yet to be caught, there's an imminent threat and constraint on time throughout the movie.Antibodies is more of a psychological drama than Silence of the Lambs. In its core, the film is about a man's struggle with his competence: competence as a father, a husband, a Catholic, a cop, and as a town leader of sorts. It is more subtle, and uses a man's transformation and his growing fear as a means to progress the story, rather than successive uncovering of clues or what-not.The film questions morality, human nature, Catholicism, divinity, etc. in a pretty interesting way--almost reminds me of The Exorcist in its thematic expression of sin, evil, and guilt. By the way, it comes off very clear to me that the film maker is a Catholic, even just in his exploration of guilt and sin. The ending makes it obvious. Don't let that put you off (if you're the type that would get put off by it), however, as it's not overwhelming--it's done in a very tasteful and subtle way that builds up the character than really anything else.Film structure is not as good as SOTL (but that's a really high bar to be compared to)--the opening is pretty awesome, but the movie lets its pacing loosen for a little while after that. The construction and editing does get tighter as the movie progresses--the lead-up to the ending is suffocating as the tension reaches its peak.Acting is very competent from the two leads. I generally like the job that the rest of the cast has done as well. Cinematography is very good.The only thing that I still haven't made up my mind about is the ending--whether I like it or not. I guess what happens to the main character makes sense to me thematically, but I just didn't like the execution. The CGI was distracting and the helicopter was a bit overly-dramatic for me.Overall, I do recommend it. It's a very good, solid film--highly above average both in its genre and in overall film industry.