5/5 Different movie than the regular Hollywood blockbusters
  by V. Kelwadkar (Jupiter FL)
I rented 'Perfume' from local library and I really enjoyed watching it. Infact, I'm going to order a copy of DVD add it to my collection.

5/5 perfume
  by E. caballero (el paso ,texas)
This is a great movie,very dark and kind of sad. Good story line you don't know whether to be appalled or feel sorry for the main character...must see!

5/5 A Stunning Experience
  by R. Crane (Washington, DC United States)
"Perfume" is an absolutely stunning movie. It grabs the viewer from the first moment when a baby is apparently stillborn under the table of a fishmonger's stall amidst garbage and fish innards, in one of the slimiest parts of Paris. But the baby fights to live and live he does despite his desperate beginning and childhood.

Jean-Baptiste Grenouille is shunned by everyone: his social interactions are abnormal and he cannot relate emotionally with anyone, except to protect himself. However, he does possess an extraordinary skill: his sense of smell. He can smell things that other humans do not believe have any smell at all, e.g. glass, copper, stone etc. His goal in life becomes how to capture the essence of smells, particularly those of the human soul.

This quest leads him to develop methods of preserving human essences, but in order to retrieve them, he has to kill the people whose essences he desires. They are all beautiful young women.

The story starts as a "true" tale told in flashback and it seems totally believable, even though it is fiction. The filmmakers also generate an atmosphere that makes you think you smell what he is smelling too--an amazing feat.

This is an exceptional film, not quite like anything else I have ever seen, except perhaps "Sweeny Todd". This is far superior and is spectacular on every level. The ending is grisly but so are the crimes he commits. This is a one-of-a-kind experience and highly recommended.






5/5 Perfume
  by Avid book reader (USA)
One of Dustin Hoffman's best. The story is haunting and told in narrative that keeps you completely mesmerized. Give this movie a try.

4/5 exquisite
  by litefoot (CA, south)
A hard film to categorize yet with an extraordinary appeal. Captivating throughout with occasional dark humor. Well acted with a superb script, unlike any other.

Remarkable as the medium cannot convey the sensory dynamic, yet it is successfully communicated. The story evolves into Platonic fable: beauty can be pursued, never captured. Philosophical underpinnings really drive the drama.

The conclusion is operatic in the best sense. A film to revisit.