Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

2006 "Obsession can cause the unthinkable."
7.5| 2h27m| R| en| More Info
Released: 27 December 2006 Released
Producted By: DreamWorks Pictures
Country: United States of America
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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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majken-agerbo 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!
Thanos Karagioras "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer" is a crime fantasy movie in which we watch the story of a boy who was born with a talent, his talent is an unnerving sense of smell. This talent of his is going to be the most important obtain of his in his whole life. His main goal is to capture and save all of the smells that are around him or exist in the world. From all the smells around him, he is beckoned to the scent of woman's soul so, at this point his goal as well as his whole life changes. And his work takes a very different - dark turn while he is trying to make the ultimate scent.I have to admit that when I read about this movie and saw the trailer I expected more from it when I watched it. The only thing that I liked from this movie was the interpretations of Dustin Hoffman who played as Giuseppe Baldini and Alan Rickman who played Richis. The leading actor of this movie Ben Whishaw who played as Jean-Baptiste Grenouille made an average interpretation. Also the average direction which was made by Tom Tykwer didn't save this movie.Finally, I have to say that "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer" is an average movie but it can be seen by everyone. It's not something extraordinary, it has a simple plot with some good interpretations which were made by its cast and an average written script. If you want to watch this movie just don't expect much from it and don't have high expectations or hopes.
HAFEEZ Khan One of the best Movie i have ever seen. The story is amazing. The acting is amazing. I have watched it so many times. Just loved it.I have recommend it so many people they loved it. I like very few movies but this on is just amazing.The struggle hero went through is beyond amazing.
Anssi Vartiainen 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.