Antichrist is more of an experience than a movie, at times beautiful and others terrifying. One of the most uniquely shot films I've seen that would make Kurosawa and Miike jealous, both for different reasons. The slow motion is used to full effect and sometimes looks like a living painting. Lars von Trier doesn't forget to bring the pain to balance out the beauty with extreme closeups of brutality. Antichrist is a movie about grief and suffering, and you will surely come across some of your own as you make your way through it.
You haven't seen anything like it, and for that I'd recommend it. If you were fine with Misery, multiply that times 5 and you should be okay.
4.5/5
Hmmmm, great review. Looks scary and uncomfortable. Not available on Netflix yet, and has a different DVD cover photo than this one here.
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