I saw this movie quite some time ago .. and sorry to say I saw it just because this movie had an interesting title as well as an interesting trailer ... check it below.
This is an interesting tail about a uh ... murderer. What is central and interesting about this flick is all to do with the killer's obsession with smell and of course the olifactory device ... the nose. Check out his reason for killing the women he encounters. Talk about having something to remember her by. The first half of the act is superb for me and did really well to flesh out the beginnings of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille from his humble beginnings as a slave to his eventual rise to fame and notoriety.
The second third of the story sort of takes on a whole different supernatural turn which is supposed to be some kind of social commentary but doesn't seem to work on me. All in all the last one third of the movie spoils the initial build up of the movie for me. However director Tom Tykwer shows promise and I eagerly await his next project ... the international. It reminds me a lot of From Dusk to Dawn directed by the venerable Quentin Taratino ... once the vampires came out, the movie went to hell literally... same here. Once it reaches a certain point it's like the director lost interest in the movie. Too bad it was a pretty good build up to that point.
Score : 4.5/10
Perfume story of a murderer ...
This is an interesting tail about a uh ... murderer. What is central and interesting about this flick is all to do with the killer's obsession with smell and of course the olifactory device ... the nose. Check out his reason for killing the women he encounters. Talk about having something to remember her by. The first half of the act is superb for me and did really well to flesh out the beginnings of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille from his humble beginnings as a slave to his eventual rise to fame and notoriety.
The second third of the story sort of takes on a whole different supernatural turn which is supposed to be some kind of social commentary but doesn't seem to work on me. All in all the last one third of the movie spoils the initial build up of the movie for me. However director Tom Tykwer shows promise and I eagerly await his next project ... the international. It reminds me a lot of From Dusk to Dawn directed by the venerable Quentin Taratino ... once the vampires came out, the movie went to hell literally... same here. Once it reaches a certain point it's like the director lost interest in the movie. Too bad it was a pretty good build up to that point.
Score : 4.5/10
Perfume story of a murderer ...
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