One of the worst movies I've ever seen in my entire life. Bored as hell No sense at all. The story is boring, the movie is slow and it is badly acted. Do not waste two hours of your life watching this crap.It is incredible that today someone continue to spend money on making trunks like this. Totally meaningless.

This movie establishes David Cronenberg's son, Brandon Cronenberg, as a filmmaker to be on the lookout for, and one who (unsurprisingly) tackles similar subject matter as well. In this film, Caleb Landry Jones (X-MEN: FIRST CLASS) plays an employee of a clinic which sells viruses that have been in celebrities. This idea, which takes the commodification of celebrity to the extreme, is what's at the heart of the movie. The concept is fully explored, and doesn't pull any punches when it comes to showing the graphic implications of its premise. The only faults I find with it is that the social commentary tends to be rather on the head, and that the tone of the movie could have been a little more visceral. Still, it's a worthy feature debut and highly recommended for fans of "body horror."

Antiviral is one of the best movies I've seen my entire life, and this is why... For a first movie from a first-time director, this is pulled off very impressively. Brandon Cronenberg may have had good influence from his infamous father, but it's obvious he has a natural flair for this line of work. The script, plot, casting, camera work... everything is brilliant! It's got a very unique and unsettling feel to it, too, which is something I love as a horror fan. Don't be fooled, though - this is not your average horror flick! Caleb Landry Jones is an amazing actor, and his talent is portrayed perfectly in this movie. The cold, detached personality of Syd March is something that he really latches on to, and I knew even before watching and reading interviews about the film that he'd gotten himself fully sucked into this character while filming. Of course, his thin frame, absurdly pale skin, red hair and sickly-looking freckles all play a part in how well he suits this role, but I believe he would've done it just as well without looking the way he does. The premise itself is something that, while it may seem ridiculous to some people, I find completely believable. The bizarre levels of celebrity obsession that are explored in Antiviral don't seem that far off from the world we live in today, especially in America. While I can understand that some people would brush off the idea as 'too weird' - after all, what sane person would inject a disease into their own body just to feel close to someone? - I think the entire point of it is that they AREN'T sane any more. There's so much more I could go on about, but I really have to end the review here, or I'll end up writing an entire ten-page essay about how much I adore this movie. From the empty, clean, disturbingly quiet scenes of the Lucas Clinic to the dirty and panicked moments of mental instability and bloodiness that Syd experiences, this is so close to perfect it's untrue. If you don't mind disturbing content, a slow-moving plot and a LOT of needles and cannibalism, this movie is definitely for you.

Edward Porris reports to a clinic to get infected with the same disease that celebrity Hannah Geist has. Syd is his handler and the protagonist of the film. He reassures people to keep going with their stated choices.Syd is also a part of the celebrity meat market. Cells from celebrities are used to reproduce (in relatively large quantities) muscle tissue that is sold as steaks and the like. Arvid is his contact in the meat sales.Syd gets a new sample from Hannah Geist, and gives it to himself. He's knocked out for a while. When he wakes up, Hannah is dead, and Syd was one of the last people to see her alive. Arvid would like Syd to give him a sample of this, since Arvid could make a huge profit on it. Syd claims not to have any knowledge of what killed her.Everyone is up in arms about Hannah's passing, especially at the Lucas Clinic, the company where Syd works. Syd stays ill, and consults with Arvid, who takes him to Levine. Levine forcibly takes a sample of the Hannah Geist pathogens. Syd tries to escape, but he is way too weak. They dump him on the street later. Nice. Thugs from another group kidnap him. They take him to Dr. Abendroth, who has come from Germany to do an autopsy on Hannah. First, though, the doctor wishes to see what is happening with the living specimen, Syd.Doctor Abendroth tells him that the virus he has was designed to deflect diagnosis, but that he had gotten around the viruses protections. Hannah is still alive, but further along in the disease. They talk. Hannah's family has traced the disease back to Lucas Clinic, and hope that Syd will find out who at Lucas designed it. Syd has to retrace his steps, this time with an entirely different purpose.------Scores------Cinematography: 8/10 Bad in a few spots (jerky camera and the like), but mostly fine quality.Sound: 10/10 No problems.Acting: 8/10 Much better than I expected. Caleb Landry Jones and Malcolm McDowell were quite good.Screenplay: 8/10 Good story, well developed in the narration of deep corruption.