Anti Christ

This horrifying tale of human nature by Lars Von Trier promises to shock and disturb and by all means does. However, what sets this movie apart from the often ridiculous horror genre is the skill with which the film was made. This film starring Charlotte Gainsborg and Willaim Dafoe (the only two actors in the film) is about a couple recovering from the death of their child who falls out of the window while they are fornicating in the prologue of the film. Dafoe plays a psychologist who is intent on helping his wife through the stages of grief. The go into the woods where the wife had spent the summer and is afraid of because of her tremendous grief. Her grief of course eventually spirals into maniacal events which terrifying and most of all shock the viewer. Though at time this film may seem overly graphic, this explicitness adds to realism of the film and is necessary to move the viewer.
Many other critics have condemned this film because they don't see what the film is trying to say. Well not every film needs or even should have a clear meaning and that is not a reason to condemn the film. But, the film does have a powerful message about the power that grief and wild emotion can have on the human spirit and what gruesome actions it can lead to.

Overall 8.5/10 Bottom Line- Do not see this movie if you can't handle sexually or violently explicit material but if you can and are willing to give it a change you will enjoy this film.