Perfect Sense (2012)

Overrated and overhyped

One of the worst movies I've ever seen

It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

First of all, this is a science-fiction romance movie. It tries really hard to give you that but fails miserably. Plain and simple. If you are reading this and wonder if you should watch it or not and if it is worth your time or not, the answer is no: it doesn't. Lead actor and actress' attractiveness may interest you and it did most possibly make audience biased(7.1 really?) yet i wouldn't waste my time on this. 1 for future potential movies based on "losing senses", 2 for employing most beautiful actress of all time and 1 for actor: 4/10

This film was an unexpected gem. If Derren Brown made full-feature films then its plausible this is a film he would make, of course that would be the other film with 10 out of 10 though. Its not often I finish watching a film laughing giddily into the abyss, in this case I did. Individual reactions may vary but the high ratings received by the film show that maybe they don't vary too much. More than anything this film is very clever, it plays with expectations and preconceptions and delivers a powerful emotional punch - a la Derren Brown. Devilishly charming, with an elegantly simple (clever) wit!

I had heard about this film in my college film class while we were learning about sound in film. The final 5 minutes of this movie was used as an example, where all we heard was the beautiful music while they were deaf and trying to find each other. I almost started crying in front of 78 other students, so I figured that I should give this movie a watch. I am not usually someone who really watches romantic movies, but the premise of how they're losing their senses really grabbed my attention, as I do have an interest in apocalyptic movies (and yes, this counts as one of those). For a "romantic" movie, it did not go at a slow pace in any part. The loss of senses would come at perfect moments, allowing time in between for adaptation, then ripping it away with the next loss. It kept the movie feeling fresh and kept the pace going strong.I was not let down a single bit. This movie is such a wonderful emotional experience. The visuals are incredible, especially the cinematography by Giles Nuttgens. The soundtrack is gorgeous, especially when the deafness comes. The look of the movie is a cloudy, depressing look, and with good reason. It's an extremely depressing situation, and what lies ahead of losing their senses is inevitable starvation then death. So it makes sense that they went with a glummer visual tone. Also the dialogue was excellent, it felt like the two were really having a special connection, and nothing was corny about it. In fact it reminded me of real life relationships. The ending was absolutely spectacular. I wish that I didn't see it in my class because it would have been so much more impactful, but I still got to have the emotional response that I held back seeing the original clip. It made me want to do what they were doing; embrace someone. Overall such a phenomenal movie and it's unfortunate it didn't have more success than it did. I have absolutely nothing wrong with this movie, so I give it a 10/10. Definitely check this one out.

Love in a time of sensory deprivation...A strange disease has afflicted the earth, depriving people of their sense of smell and taste, initially, then spreading further. At this time a chef, Michael (played by Ewan McGregor), and a scientist, Susan (played by Eva Green), start a relationship...Overly schmaltzy and a bit dull. While the movie does make some interesting points about the importance of our senses, and maybe lack of importance in terms of relationships, the main theme is purely a basic love story, and I believe that's been done before...Good performances by Ewan McGregor and Eva Green in the lead roles. Some solid support, though Ewen Bremner is irritating.