![]() The actors, especially Whishaw who plays Grenouille, have done a very good job. The result is well-constructed movie that is worth seeing. It's a very good adaption of Süskind's novel, sticking to the original plot concerning the major events, leaving away unnecessary subplots (although it's a pity that funny "lethal gas"-plot was cut out!) and shortening long passages. Although much of the story is told by a narrative voice (mostly quotes from the novel), the movie is still thrilling and exciting all the way. You couldn't have done this much better without the use of real scents at theatres. I had the chance to watch a preview of "The Perfume" tonight and I was very surprised: this movie is really good! Okay, it can't actually make you smell all the scents and odours, but the images and the music allow you to experience the atmosphere and the emotions Grenouille is feeling when he takes in the scents of his environment. With "The Perfume" it's like with any blockbuster movie: if the critics praise it, it's horrible - if the critics hate it, it's brilliant.
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