How did a 1985 German gothic horror novel gain attention enough to warrant a film? That story, one which would reveal how German auteur Tom Twyker (of Run Lola Run) got involved, would be more interesting than the overly stylized urban fantasy that is Perfume: The Story of a Murderer. Strictly as a period piece, Twyker gets some great shots of the good, bad, and ugly Renaissance France, but it is plagued by an inability to make us relate to anyone in the film, be it the vengeful father Richis (Alan Rickman), the doltish perfumer Baldini (Dustin Hoffman), or even our misunderstood serial killer, Jean-Baptiste Grenouille (Ben Whishaw). (Then again, it’s hard to say “misunderstood”—he kills at least thirteen women in an effort to create a god-like perfume.)Read on at [Film Monthly]
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