Wretched Recommendation!
July 18th, 2009
YannaHay has a film recommendation for us:
Perfume – The Story of a Murderer (2007)
“I came across this movie by accident, but really enjoyed it. Just thought to share.”
Product Description
Based on the bestselling novel, “Perfume” is a story of an obsession so overwhelming that it leads to murder. In 18th-century France lived Jean-Baptiste Grenouille (Ben Whishaw), who was born with a phenomenal sense of smell. But as his gift becomes an obsession, he strives to create the most intoxicating perfume in the world by murdering young women to capture their essence.
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The movie’s good but the book is so much better.
I really enjoyed that movie. So intense and trippy.
Excellent movie, made well. European and more real like then Hollywood over the top.
After watching serveral times I am looking forward to reading the book.
I highly recommend.
Morgana
I was actually really disappointed by this movie. It’s so over the top as to become completely ridiculous by the second half-hour. The storytelling was incredibly ham-handed, and the acting is sub-par. I kind of get the feeling the director dropped the ball in not trying to reel in Alan Rickman’s apparently natural sense for high drama—he has a BILLOWING CAPE, for Christ’s sake! However, if you go into the movie without high expectations, it’s hilarious. It also made me curious about whether or not the perfume-making techniques shown in the film are accurate; if so, then interesting. Based on the premise, I might still like to read the book.