Review of Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) by Richard G — 19 Mar 2011
Brilliant movie, but not to American taste. It grossed around $2 million in the US, and about $132 million everywhere else, including about $60 million in Germany.
The movie is brilliant, the cast superb, and the acting and direction are Academy-Award quality. But in America, the feminazi culture would ensure that men who go see this movie are going to be cold-shouldered by their wives for weeks.
The squalor of 18th century France is brilliantly presented. Men wearing bad makeup and frilly clothes, accompanied by equally dreadful women, make up the upper classes, and the lower classes are very obviously unwashed.
If you are a straight American male, and decide to see the movie, don't tell your wife or girlfriend. She will hate it on sight, and hate you for dragging her to see it. But I can pretty much guarantee it will draw you in, and you will understand Jean-Baptiste's obsession.
On the other hand, if you are a gay man, and you have friends who are movie buffs, this movie will delight you. You will be horrified, and enchanted, and amazed, and enthralled. And you will probably want to watch it again, once you know the story. Personally, I love Dustin Hoffman's role, and his part in the movie best of all. But the entire movie bears watching, particularly if you are a history buff.
This review of Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) was written by Richard G on 19 Mar 2011.
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer has generally received positive reviews.
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