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      Perfume

      R 2001 1 hr. 46 min. Comedy Drama List
      11% 9 Reviews Tomatometer 51% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score All the dialog in "Perfume" was completely improvised by its actors. And while each major storyline had its own 'arc,' each actor brought their own experiences and skills to their scenes, creating their own characters - and often changing the film's entire story - as they worked. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Dec 13 Buy Now

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      Audience Member Aside from the fact it has some famous names in it, I cannot think of any reason to mention seeing this film. It wasn't particularly interesting and perhaps the "best scene" appeared in the first few minutes then apparently reappeared at least one or more times later on. About the shenanigans of the modeling and fashion industry...can you read my mind and see how dull it was? A film that probably should never have been made, never mind released. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member You want the "Perfume" film that is of alost time and of a mute man who creates themost adoring perfume from the scent of women that he see and meets... The music is Breath Taking.... Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Never saw the movie - but Estella is a total babe!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member ** (out of four) Interesting idea, but turns out to be more of a bore than an coherent story. A huge cast gather together for a movie that doesn't have a script. Instead all the actors ad libbed the entire film. The plot centers around the fashion industry in New York. Unfortunately, the actors can't make it interesting enough. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Love the last scene, when the guy reveals all the amazing scents he had created, and people become mad.. God...what a scene that was... Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member You look at this all star cast - Rita Wilson, Jeff Goldblum, Peter Gallagher, Paul Sorvino, Michelle Williams, Leslie Mann, Omar Epps, Mariel Hemingway, Mariska Hargitay, Estella Warren, and others - You immediately think stellar, right? Don't, you would be sadly mistaken. Sometimes bright stars don't equal blockbusters but bright shining pieces of film crap. Perfume would be one of those. Sad and horribly frustrating about this film, was it could have been great. Most of it I have found out was unscripted, which could have been brilliant. Unfortunately, the sound mixing was dreadful. The music was too loud and drowned out most of the dialogue half the time. The other half of the time, six people were talking at once and you couldn't understand what one of them was saying, let alone all six. This movie split off in too many directions. I am all for multiple characters and story lines. But, You have to develop the characters and make them rich, and the stories actually have to be going some where. In this film, you have 20 undeveloped characters, wandering about aimlessly. The ending is nothing short of a cop out if you ask me. It's like they were all scratching their heads saying " Well boys we have pissed away an hour and 44 minutes of these people's lives on this useless, aimless crap. We have no time to really give any of these stories an ending, so lets just call it quits." Absolutely the worst ending to a movie that I have ever seen. Seriously. A note to Hunter Carson and Michael Rymer - The next time you get high and think about directing a movie, just say no. Perfume was an absolute waste of time. It gets one star because of the all star cast, and once in awhile you could see some of them trying to polish this turd. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Critics Reviews

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      Boston Globe Rated: 2.5/4 Jan 6, 2007 Full Review James Berardinelli ReelViews Rated: 2.5/4 Dec 30, 2006 Full Review Jay Richardson Future Movies UK Rated: 8/10 Jan 6, 2007 Full Review Reel.com Rated: 2/4 Dec 30, 2006 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jul 4, 2005 Full Review Caffeinated Clint Moviehole Rated: 1/5 May 6, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis All the dialog in "Perfume" was completely improvised by its actors. And while each major storyline had its own 'arc,' each actor brought their own experiences and skills to their scenes, creating their own characters - and often changing the film's entire story - as they worked.
      Director
      Michael Rymer
      Executive Producer
      Jeff Goldblum, Damita Nikapota, Michael Paseornek
      Screenwriter
      L.M. Kit Carson, Michael Rymer
      Production Co
      Parseghian/Planco, MainPix, Moonstar Entertainment, Manifesto Films
      Rating
      R (Brief Nudity|Language)
      Genre
      Comedy, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 1, 2009
      Sound Mix
      Dolby Stereo, Surround
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