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Death and Sniffingnew
Perfume is pretty, but its need for constant narration dooms it to mediocrity.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
01-18-2007 |
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Aromatic Musingsnew
Adapted from Patrick Suskind's heretofore unadaptable cult novel about an olfactory vampire in 18th-century France, Perfume is a gorgeous but woefully overlong and ultimately misguided mess.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
01-15-2007 |
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Scents and Sensibilitynew
Ben Whishaw discusses playing one fascinating, nosy killer in Perfume.
NOW Magazine |
Barrett Hooper |
01-08-2007 |
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Sour Smell of Excessnew
As silly and nasty as it is sumptuous.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
01-05-2007 |
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An Epic Messnew
The film adaptation of Perfume took years to make -- Stanley Kubrick considered it unfilmable -- and the result is a gory mess.
Tags: Tom, Perfume: The Story of A Murderer, Tom Tykwer, Alan, Kubrick, Lola, Rickman, Run, Stanley, Tykwer
Scents and Sensibilitynew
Tykwer's Euro-extravaganza begins promisingly as a grotesque tour of the 18th century's olfactory nightmare.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
01-04-2007 |
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Eau de WTFnew
Perfume doesn't stink so much as it just kinda smells disturbingly weird, like when you visit the house of that friend nobody else wants to hang out with.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
01-03-2007 |
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Sweet Smell of Distressnew
Capturing the elusive scent of womanhood in all its gory details.
New York Press |
Jennifer Merin |
12-28-2006 |
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