Tom Tykwer has to be the most talented, bravest director of our time. I say the bravest because he did a movie practically impossible to do (Stanley Kubrik believed doing this movie was impossible). You read the book and you can only understand a little how hard it is to bring a story like Perfume to film. Not only the book is hard to translate, but also the subject. This movie is about a serial killer, and everyone knows how hard it is to get into the mind of a serial killer, if that's even possible. This movie does the best it can to get us inside the mind and motives of a predator, better than any other film ever made. Filmmakers thinking of doing a movie that could make you understand characters like Manson, Dahmer, BTK, Gacy, Bundy, even guys like Hitler, will have to study this movie. Tykwer, not only takes the challenge, but succeeds. The medium is completely different, but he manages to deliver the same sensation. The same horror, passion, and awe condensed in the time of a feature-length film. The plot is lineal and easy to pick up, something American Audiences would appreciate. Too bad they'll stay away because of the subject matter, but for those who dare, they'll find a hidden jewel of a film.
Review of Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
