Alan Rickman, Ben Whishaw, Dustin Hoffman
"Perfume" is a terrifying story of murder and obsession set in 18th-century France. Jean-Baptiste Grenouille has a unique talent for discerning the scents and smells that swirl around him, which he us...( read more
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DVD Release Date: July 24, 2007
Stats: 18,287 reviews
One of the creepiest films I?ve ever seen! I got hooked right from the beginning but the end it felt like a bit of a letdown but the acting and Tom Tykwers direction were brilliant! Over all a really good movie but it will make you cringe!!
"He lived to find beauty. He killed to possess it."
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born with a superior olfactory sense, creates the world's finest perfume. His work, however, takes a dark turn as he searches for the ultimate scent.
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Stanley Kubrick said this book is unfilmable. I agree, because even though there is a lot to admire in this film, the changes made, particulalrly to the personalities of certain characters removes much of the depth and essence of the book.
Criticized for being a motion picture that looks beautiful enough but lacks depth, humanity and even sense it soon becomes apparent when watching "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer" that sometimes people deride a movie solely for the sake of doing it. Critics have slated this movi...( read more)
We are all familiar with the book 'Das Parfum', by Patrick Süskind. I am sure if you've read it as I have, you'd be disappointed by the amounts the film leaves out, despite it's running time of 140 minutes.
The scenery is really beautiful, but the long shots and prolonged scenes...( read more)
a very unique story iv`e seen om how to make the most scent of perfume ever made..
Amazing movie, photography is awesome kind of helps imagine what smells might be like?!
I thought it was very well told, especially since it deals with such an supernatural abstract sort of sense. Intensely disturbing.
i loved this movie. it was a good story and i loved the acting. but most people will probably hate this movie and think it's dumb once over all because of the last 15-20 minutes. it is a very random way to end a good movie.
Tykwer, best known for the ultramodern chase movie Run Lola Run, would seem an unusual choice for a period film, but he infuses the sometimes stately story with vigor; though well past two and a half ... full review
The movie is lost. Whishaw succeeds in making the repulsive protagonist thoroughly repulsive, which is probably a testimony to his acting ability. But it doesn't make it anything worth watching. full review
Lush visuals and lusty, rhapsodic language bring Perfume as close as cinematically possible to capturing an elusive sense. full review
The director stays true to the source novel even when it lifts into a magical realism that works only on the page, and his faithfulness betrays him. Perfume is a thriller that Hobbes might have envied. full review
It ventures so fearlessly down one limited, terrifying, seductive dead end, and finds there a solution both sublime and horrifying. It took imagination to tell it, courage to film it, thought to act i... full review
There's a vacuum at the heart of this gothic melodrama. The intent is frustratingly cloudy, and the visuals are more resonant than the performances. full review
Weaves a sensual spell of extraordinary delicacy, then sustains it -- up to a point. full review
Stunningly rendered, disturbing to watch, perverse and, ultimately, emotionally hollow. full review
Try as it might to be refined and provocative, Tom Tykwer's Perfume never rises above the pedestrian creepiness of its conceit.
Original story, but pretty weird as well... The story disappointed me a little, and some things are too unexplained. Mystery is good, but I didn't like this that much. Though I have to say the acting was good.
ur feeling deep inside da movee...its so great...not just thriller...smthg in it make u feel enthusiastic...
This was a good movie and done very well! I loved it, even though it was dark and disturbing. See it, you'll love it!!!
Take care all,
William
Zzzzoooommmmmmm!
"It is easy to be brave, from a distance." -American Indian Proverb-
i dont think the movie was about murder at all. the story was amazing. so many themes. I have to read the book.
Haven't had opportunity to view this film....however I want to see it ; due to the fact that Rickman is in it! I am such a fan of his brillance! Can't wait !!
"STUPIT MOVIE!!!!!"
Wow, and this comes from someone who has 'Step Up' as one of there favorite films.....
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