The Five Senses (2000)

Surprisingly incoherent and boring

Such a frustrating disappointment

Simply A Masterpiece

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

The only reason I got sucked into this drab, dull, slow paced, nowhere-going movie is because there was nothing else on TV at 3am and I had insomnia! There were a couple of characters that were somewhat interesting, however, the storyline never delved deeper into their personalities the way I had hoped...and left them being empty shells of people with no real backgrounds or insights into what made them tick or why they were the way they were. The ending was a HUGE disappointment with with one of the major characters...(I won't say who or how, so as not to ruin it for someone else who might be into this kind of film)...but I was left feeling like I totally wasted my time watching this movie!! I would have been better off taking a sleeping pill and tossing in my bed until I fell asleep.

I got this film after reading the back of the cover. It sounded wonderful: An exploration of the five senses through the lives of five people that interconnect. After watching the movie, I wondered where the movie that the box described went. I didn't learn anything about anything. The only good thing that has come from this film is the quote "I'm tense because your making me tense." Its been awhile since I saw the film, but I do rememeber that this film does not live up to its expecatations at all. If you've only seen Hollywood movies, then you might think that this is art, but otherwise, your in for a dud.

`The five senses' is a very interesting movie from beginning to end; I like it since it shows the way people behave, communicate, and feel. It's the true side of human nature, that's why I think it's worth watching. The cinematography is splendid. I have always liked Canada a lot. When I knew it was nicely filmed in Canada I went to see it as soon as I could. Canada is wonderful, exciting and cold, so is this movie. The way this movie shows us the reality is amazing. We can see the way this represents the five senses of people. The main character Rona (Mary Louise Parker) was utterly outstanding as well as the Italian man Roberto. They envelop themselves into the role very well. I liked Mary Louise Parker's performance in `the portrait of a lady', so I think she was appropriate to play the friendly and strange Rona. The Italian man plays his role interestingly; however I couldn't understand anything whenever he spoke Italian. The supporting actors also carried out their roles admirably.This movie shows us the way those complicated characters are involved in their senses. We see the 5 senses in this movie. For instance we see the sense of sight when the 16 years old girl stares at a couple who are kissing in a park. The sense of hearing is personified by a doctor, who is getting deaf and wants to hear his favorite sounds one last time. We also can see the sense of smell as the homosexual seeks out his lovers to sniff them and find out if they still love him, he also smells all kinds of fragrances. A massage therapist (Gabrielle Rose) represents the sense of touch whenever she gives massages to her clients. It's unforgettable as she treated a man who was most probably an AIDS patient and was crying because nobody had dared to touch him since a long time ago. It was moving and original. Finally the Italian man carries out the sense of taste, since he cooks and always tastes his food.This is a pretty interesting movie, because it could cause many interesting discussions; since many people have different views, everybody is capable of seeing the five senses in a different way. I already wrote the way I saw them; however another person could say he/she saw the five senses different from the way I saw them. It's beautifully filmed at the ending when it's raining and Rona gets wet and spots Roberto's lover getting out of her house. She runs back feeling disappointed. It made me think a lot. It also shows us that the massage therapist and her strange daughter could be together after they found the little girl. This is an original and interesting film, which shows us the human perceptions. 8/10

People have five senses (supposedly). So, why not make a movie about five people each having an issue with one of the senses? Wow! Getting goose bumps yet?Such is the shallow nature of "Five Senses", another in a fad of boring "Magnolia" type wannabee flicks which doggedly hammers at its story of loosely interconnected characters in a futile attempt to make it fit its lame premise. We get to see actors moping about incessantly as though bearing the weight of the world on their shoulders. What we don't get is a story with depth, characters sufficiently developed so we can empathize with them, and most of all, a reason to care. A lackluster bit of trite, pretentious, self-involved, stylish filmdom fluff.