Bodyantibody (2007/Cinema Epoch DVD)
Picture:
B- Sound: C Extras: C Film: B
On the
outside Kip Polyard looks like your average guy, except he has
obsessive-compulsive disorder ....and he hasn't left his apartment for the last
10 months. With modern conveniences,
working from home and post office there have been no problems, that is until he
meets his new neighbor, Celine. Sexy and
sultry Celine tempts Kip into a hot steamy relationship... but when Celine's ex
come knocking at the door, soon it turns out everyone has some sort of skeleton
in their closet.
Kip has OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder) in not that he can't step out of
his home, but from his irrational fear of germs, that if he steps out of his
door he will be 'infected' by unclean things. Before meeting Celine, he lived in a
super-clean environment and washes religiously several times a day. Unable to resist Celine, to Kip she is both
unclean and his personal fruit of temptation, will she be his heaven or his
hell?
This film shows depicts what a person with OCD would be like very well. The main character Kip has a psychological
disorder and is unable to function socially normal, but he finds himself in
conflict when finds himself stuck between his nature and the one thing he can't
resist, a woman. Ironically inviting her
into his 'safe and clean' apartment she does more than just infect his life,
but she becomes the symbolism of the outside world in which he hides from,
trouble. By the end the film does make
you question, was it really worth it to invite someone or would he have been
better off if he kept his door shut? Extras
include commentary, delete scenes, and still galleries.
- Ricky Chiang
