Review of Perfect Sense (2011) by Buggy B — 13 Nov 2014

This was a surprise hit for me because it started out really weird, low budget art-housie even but developed into a unique and thought-provoking dystopian romance. I only bothered with this initially because I saw Ewan McGregor's name attached, but I'm glad I persevered, he and Eva Green do an excellent job together with the material -which I would think would require some serious trust in your director as they lose each of their 5 senses and eat lipstick, mustard, soap and whole raw fish between moments of violence, sadness and several love scenes. (Yeah that happens). Oh and how fun was it to see McGregor on screen with Ewen Bremner (Trainspotting) again.

Anyways, McGregor plays a likable chef who enters into a relationship with a scientist just as a global disorder begins to rob the masses of their senses. The first to go is smell, then taste, touch, sound and finally sight. Each deficit is presaged by some kind of emotional breakdown. Eva's character provides insight through narration as chaos ensues and authorities try to maintain order in a changed world.

The ending of this is just...wow. I've been thinking about it for days now, well that and the binge eating frenzy. So yeah, not a fantastic movie but worth checking out for originality, decent acting and an ending that will leave you considering. 11/8/14.