Review of Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) by Paul B — 04 Oct 2013

Visually dazzling and eerie...to a fault.

This review of Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) was written by Paul B on 04 Oct 2013.

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer has generally received positive reviews.

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