Review of Perfect Sense (2011) by Gary B — 16 Dec 2011

''Perfect Sense'' is kind of a combination of ''Contagion'' and ''Never Let Me Go''. The former did a great job of showing how a virus would destroy humanity in this day and age, while the latter was the more emotional of the two.

David McKenzie, for the most part, managed to balance the heart and the fear of the virus well in his sci-fi drama. The performances are solid and McKenzie does a solid job with his direction, doing some very interesting things with the camera at times. But where ''Perfect Sense'' shines is in its last 20 minutes, which are devastating, tense and very impactful. It's some of the best filmmaking I've seen all year, as due to the plot, McKenzie had a difficult job of executing some rather challenging shots and set-pieces, but he rose to the challenge.

Though Ewan McGregor and Eva Green are great and their relationship started off well, I felt as though as it progressed, it played out in the more generic way. Generic is something ''Perfect Sense'' is not, except for that side of the film. Scenes of their affection that could've been done through back-story or good dialogue are replaced by rather unnecessary and repetitive love scenes and at times mediocre dialogue. But the beginning and ending of ''Perfect Sense'' makes it worth watching and it always keeps you engaged and proves rather thought-provoking.