Greenes Please don't spend money on this.

Hadrina The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Lachlan Coulson This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

sevikukac Good acting, nicely shot movie with a lot of cruelty and graphic scenes without further explanation or real meaning.Probably if you are currently dealing with a loss of a loved one, you will appreaciate it. But not at the beginning of your morning, as this movie is not for sensitive eyes.It is about grief, the loss of a child. As I never had or wanted to have children I just could not feel that much empathy towards the characters that that alone could hold my attention. I have never checked my phone more than I did while watching this movie.I really liked both Nymphomaniac movies and was sad that they were over, so I watched this as IMDb said it is a trilogy of Trier's. Honestly, a waste of time for me. When the fow arrived that scared the s**t out of me, but otherwise I was bored the whole time. I have never seen such a nicely shot, but boring film in my life. One of the worst I have ever had.

Nigel P Lars von Trier's unofficially titled 'depression trilogy' of films begins with this, continues with 'Melancholia (2011)' and concludes with the mammoth and quite excellent 'Nymphomaniac (2013)'. 'Antichrist' isn't easy viewing.Rutting like animals, He (Williem Defoe) and She (Charlotte Gainsbourg) fail to notice their toddler son Nic climb onto the open window ledge and fall from the balcony to his death. Subsequently, understandably consumed by grief, the couple hike to an isolated cabin in Eden woods, far from anywhere. The husband is a therapist and feels he can manage his wife's at times uncontrollable misery.What follows is their story in four chapters, each one highlighting different levels of their 'journey'. This often involves manic sex and masturbation in a bid to escape the pain of sadness, woodland animals in throes of death and various scenes of discomfort (graphically shown), the disembodied cries of a child (possibly Nic), violence, and ultimately terror.I found this a good deal less engaging than the substantially longer 'Nymphomaniac', and approach the final film in the trilogy with an open mind. The story begins on one level of graphic imagery and despair, and remains at that level throughout. There is no real let-up or drifting away from the overwhelming intensity of it all - which becomes less intense because of its ubiquity. Defoe and Gainsbourg are excellent throughout - you really get the impression actors suffered in the creation of these roles. Director Frier has said that 'the film was finished without much enthusiasm' due to his fragile mental state at the time, and while the acting betrays no such lack of commitment, the overall effect sadly in accordance with Frier. I should add, the direction here is magical, if perhaps a little heavy-handed.

jules-222 Other reviewers have said it all, both good and bad. I didn't realise what a truly superb piece of work it was until a period of "digestion" afterwards. The remark I really want to make, however, is that, having watched a lot of the bonus material on the DVD (nightshift on an oil rig, with nothing better to do), I consider it a shame that the actors in the test shooting were not given the roles for the movie itself. Their names are Jens Albinus and Mille Lehfeldt, and they were strikingly fresh, intelligent, and somehow seemed to project an honesty that escaped Willem & Charlotte. I realise there are business factors at play; the film had to be financed and it had to reach an audience. Poor Lars; Dogme days are over...

grantss Lars van Trier's works teeter on the brink between a masterpiece, and being a piece of pretentious crap of the highest order. Dogville fell in the former category (despite starring Nicole Kidman - imagine how superb it would have been if she was not in it). Unfortunately, Antichrist falls in the latter category.The movie consists of long drawn-out dialogues and imagery that go nowhere, interspersed with the occasional scene that is there purely for shock value. Tedious pretentiousness parading as some sort of great essay on the human psyche, or human relationships, or dealing with grief - who knows, pick one.A total waste of time.