Syd March is an employee at a clinic that sells injections of live viruses harvested from sick celebrities to obsessed fans. When he becomes infected with the disease that kills super sensation Hannah Geist, Syd becomes a target for collectors and rabid fans. He must unravel the mystery surrounding her death before he suffers the same fate.
How sick can fans of a celebrity get? Very, answers "Antiviral." Imagine fan fetish culture metastasizing. A pox on consumers and capitalists alike, Brandon Cronenberg sneers.
– Bill Stamets,
Chicago Sun-Times,
11 May 2013
rotten:
If Cronenberg's not yet a dead ringer for his iconic dad, he's taken an intriguing first step.
– Gary Goldstein,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr 2013
rotten:
The pace is uneven, the energy sluggish (even the arrival of Malcolm McDowell in the third act doesn't pep things up) and the film feels overlong.
– Moira MacDonald,
Seattle Times,
18 Apr 2013
rotten:
What Jones hasn't been given is a character to play. Syd is a cipher, neither sympathetic nor hateful, nor even interestingly human.
– Farran Smith Nehme,
New York Post,
12 Apr 2013
rotten:
Eventually the clammy spell of this handsomely designed but solemnly paced movie begins to wear off, and you long for a little action or at least some fresh air.