STAY THE FIGHT! STRENGTH, EFFORT, AND DISCIPLINE. THESE ARE THE WATCH WORDS OF A WARRIOR -- Kevin Michael Vance
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STAY THE FIGHT! STRENGTH, EFFORT, AND DISCIPLINE. THESE ARE THE WATCH WORDS OF A WARRIOR -- Kevin Michael Vance
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Title: PERFUME: THE STORY OF A MURDERER
Director: Tom Tykwer
Year: 2007
Reviewed: September 06, 2007

Rating:   Four Course Meal-Highest Rating
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  PERFUME: THE STORY OF A MURDERER

I give the movie, "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer", a FOUR COURSE MEAL review.

I just finished the book by Patrick Suskind and it too, is of great aesthetic value. The whole thing is written exceptionally well and the premise is, quite literally, something I have never read, and or, thought I would ever read. It is about a monstrous man who lives his entire life within the "fleeting realm of scent".

I saw the movie first and, admittedly, loved it. It is so unique and original; I've never seen it's like. Now, the movie did take a completely different angle on the character of Grenouille (played superbly by British actor, Ben Whishaw). Strangely enough, I like both the books and movies angle. The movie makes Grenouille into a wide-eyed innocent that stumbles through life not really knowing what he's doing, or why he's killing… but knowing that he MUST - that he is compelled to do so. In the book, Grenouille, is much more simple; he is a monster, more often than not likened to a tick waiting to drop onto unsuspecting victims. It's very rare, and most definitely bizarre, but I almost feel as if the movie took a more difficult, cerebral route than that of the novel, and truly, I applaud them for that. It lends a certain modicum of humanity to the character that is sorely lacking in the novel.

Rent this flick. As I said before, you will not see another movie like it.
   



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