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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2007)

January. 05,2007
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7.5
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R
| Fantasy Drama Crime

Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in the stench of 18th century Paris, develops a superior olfactory sense, which he uses to create the world's finest perfumes. However, his work takes a dark turn as he tries to preserve scents in the search for the ultimate perfume.

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SpuffyWeb
2007/01/05

Sadly Over-hyped

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Actuakers
2007/01/06

One of my all time favorites.

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CommentsXp
2007/01/07

Best movie ever!

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Jakoba
2007/01/08

True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

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majken-agerbo
2007/01/09

I have a special place in my heart for this movie. It's a very interesting story and the plot follows a great rate where you keep getting more and more invested in his choices. The characters a beautifully written and you really sense from the beginning that the story is in the characters. Furthermore it's though provoking and has a great ending. It's a little dark and maybe a tiny bit on the nasty side, but it also keeps the mystery going until the very end. Great movie, definitely worth a watch!

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karjalainenvilhelmiina
2007/01/10

This is just not great, not brilliant, it's terrible. 2 hours of nothing. If you want to see something brilliant and great, please go outside in the forest, that is so much more satisfying than watching this movie.

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driviere-35873
2007/01/11

Never read the book, never heard of the movie, then bam!! Here it is.. From the first minute of the movie, I was stuck! Instantly, the story gripped me.. I had no idea where it was going to go and it was a roller coaster ride of the closest we could get to smelling with our eyes.The imagery was beautiful and the environments were masterfully done! I've now watched this movie maybe 10 times and its interesting each and every time! Its not on my list of all time favorite movies to watch!

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Anssi Vartiainen
2007/01/12

Jean-Baptiste Grenouille (Ben Whishaw) was born under a fish market table in 18th century France. Hardly a illustrious beginning for one's life, but Grenouille happened to be blessed with a certain extraordinary talent. That of his sense of smell. And when one has nothing else but a singular talent, one should utilize it to one's best ability. Which in this case leads Grenouille down a dark path in his pursuit for the most beautiful fragrance and ways to preserve it.Perfume is a lopsided movie. Its cinematography and visuals are certainly worthy of recognition. It's a beautiful film in every way, even though the early scenes are perhaps even over the top grimy in their depiction of Grenouille's humble beginnings. The acting is also for the most part very good, with Alan Rickman of course completely stealing every scene he's in. Whishaw as the leading man is a bit of a nonentity, but then that's the character. He's an empty person. He is nothing but his sense of smell. That's the character.Unfortunately the storytelling is pretty weak. I haven't read the book, but I've heard quite a bit about it and it seems like they skipped over certain parts, which would have made the story feel more cohesive. Or to be more accurate, they didn't even skip per se. Rather they rushed over them. For example, there's this scene where Grenouille finds a cave curiously lacking in scent. A quiet place for him. In the book this is apparently an important moment for him and quite a lot of time is spent in there. In the movie he crawls into the cave and in the next scene he crawls out. Nothing happened. But hey, the cave was in the book so it should be in the movie as well. Right?The ending is also one that's going to divide opinions. I found it to be extremely over the top and hilarious, but apparently it has been quite moving to some people. To each their own, I suppose, but proceed with caution.All in all it's a movie that I could see myself recommending. It is certainly a very unique story and the technical aspects all work. Not my cup of tea really, but I can tip my hat to its merits.

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