In German with English sub-titles, the performances of [Wotan Wilke] Mohring and [Andre] Hennicke together with the visuals are strong enough that even were there not subtitles, one would know exactly what terror had taken hold.

| Nov 6, 2019

A compelling mixture of "Silence of the Lambs" and the biblical tale of god commanding Abraham to slay his son Isaac--believe it or not.

| Feb 28, 2012

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Dec 7, 2007

Com vastas referncias a Se7en, O Silncio dos Inocentes e O Homem de Palha, um filme cujas excelentes fotografia e montagem constroem uma eficaz atmosfera de tenso. Ainda assim, torna-se previsvel em seu terceiro ato.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 19, 2007

| Original Score: 2/6 | Feb 17, 2007

Antibodies brings together a philosophically minded serial killer, a devoutly religious cop and a cynical filmmaker clearly itching to go Hollywood.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Feb 16, 2007

A German thriller that isn't shy about ripping off The Silence of the Lambs.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Feb 16, 2007

As an exercise in watching a bad guy burrow too deeply into a good guy's head, Antibodies proves more gross than psychologically unsettling.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Feb 16, 2007

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.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Feb 15, 2007

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.

Full Review | Feb 15, 2007

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.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Feb 15, 2007

Antibodies is fairly riveting, thanks to Alvart's command of craft and tone. He's a director to watch.

| Feb 15, 2007

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.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 30, 2006

Like Hannibal Lecter with dentures, Antibodies lacks bite but still disturbs.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 21, 2006

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.

| Nov 18, 2006

Steeped in religion yet shot through with moral ambiguity, this disturbing psychological thriller breathes new life into the moribund serial killer movie.

| Nov 16, 2006

It's a consistently tense ride.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Dec 6, 2005

Not content with a straight psychological police procedural, Alvart mixes in distracting -- and unconvincing --Biblical symbolism in a curious bid for weightiness.

Full Review | Nov 21, 2005

Alvart does put the viewer through a gripping experience with a final twist few will see coming.

Full Review | Nov 11, 2005

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.

| Original Score: 8/10 | May 12, 2005