Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 80 Ratings
- Starring: Ben Whishaw
- Summary: Based on Patrick Suskind's best-selling novel, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer is set in Paris and revolves around an eccentric 18th century murderer with an extraordinary sense of smell.
- Director: Tom Tykwer
- Genre(s): Drama, Thriller
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Positive: 17 out of 30
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Mixed: 10 out of 30
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Negative: 3 out of 30
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100This is a dark, dark, dark film, focused on an obsession so complete and lonely it shuts out all other human experience. You may not savor it, but you will not stop watching it, in horror and fascination.
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80Tykwer makes of all this murder and madness a concoction of improbable beauty and rare artistry. "Perfume" is not just the finest film of his career but easily one of the past year's most accomplished.
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It's a noble experiment in pushing the limits of cinema, but Tykwer never achieves true profundity.
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30Try as it might to be refined and provocative, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer never rises above the pedestrian creepiness of its conceit.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 26 out of 42
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Mixed: 5 out of 42
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Negative: 11 out of 42
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JohnE.8
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