Review of Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) by Michael Sragow for Baltimore Sun — 05 Jan 2007
Tykwer's smash-and-grab directing style lacks the magisterial flair of the original novel by Patrick Suskind, which was celebrated by no less than John Updike in The New Yorker. It's hard to judge a book right after you've seen the movie, but I hated it.
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This review of Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) was written by Michael Sragow and published by Baltimore Sun on 05 Jan 2007.
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer has generally received positive reviews.
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