Antibodies

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Wolfgang G Antikörper ist ein deutscher Thriller von Christian Alvart… Als ein Killer verhaftet wird, sieht der Polizist Martens Zusammenhänge mit dem Jahre zurückliegenden Mord an einem Mädchen und nimmt die Ermittlungen wieder auf… Der Film erinnert mich an "Das Schweigen der Lämmer", ja Antikörper ist ein eigenständiger Psychothriller mit einem exzellenten Drehbuch… Ein psychologischer, radikaler und konsequenter Thriller, der auf das sogenannte religiöse Prinzip Gut und Böse und auf Schuld und Sühne setzt… Eine außergewöhnliche Inszenierung mit exzellenten Schauspielern… Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 12/19/23 Full Review Audience Member The concensus pretty much summarises what I was going to write. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Evil is a highly contagious virus! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Ok this one was a tense ride and got me right til the very end. A little Silence of the Lambs andCriminal Minds Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Disturbing and compelling .. A must watch German movie. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member "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. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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