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"So this is permanence; love-shattered pride. What once was innocence, has turned on its side."

The fact that this black and white profile of Ian Curtis, (lead singer of Joy Division) was written from the memoirs of his ex-wife Debbie said a lot to me.

The first time I tried to watch this film, I couldn't get into it and shut it off. The second time, however, it gripped me. The poetry of Ian Curtis, and the haunting eyes of Sam Riley who played him captured my attention. The film mirrors his performances with the struggles going on in his life. I loved the music, but I can see where this film might not be everyone's cup of tea.

Brilliant performances by Sam Riley and Samantha Morton who played Debbie Curtis (ex-wife).

"There was only one thing the perfume could not do. It could not turn him into a person who could love and be loved like everyone else."

This film initially held my interest with it's murderous tale of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille's (Ben Whishaw) obsession to capture the scent of beautiful young women. As the story progressed though, some scenes started to border on silly. The worst of all was the ending, which made me wonder why I sat through the entire film for it to be summed up in such a way. LOL

Perfume was entertaining but nothing more.