after the lead-up i laughed out loud when i heard the fox's voice. a little trivia, it's actually Dafoe's voice (heavily modified).
the movie had a very european feel, heavy on imagery and symbolism. one thing that i like about old world cinema is that they're more likely to cast people with an interesting look instead of people that are just strikingly good looking. with some lighting and camera work the actors can look genuinely haggard or ugly. in contrast, a typical hollywood flick uses smudged make-up and tousled hair on models.
i'm throwing spoiler tags around the rest. if someone's interested in watching this movie then the less you know beforehand the better
because one of the things that makes the movie so effective is that it subverts our expectations.
when a woman is taken into the woods by her overbearing & arrogant husband in a movie called *antichrist* than we damn well don't expect her to become the antagonist. it was a simple reversal but effective because it breaks unspoken conventions.