Rickman and Hoffman recognize the tale for the rich, exotic nonsense that it is and offer ripe performances to match unlike Whishaw, whose sniffing intensity turns the young devil into something of a humorless bore.

NEWYORKER: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

He was found out only because the ladies met and discovered in comparing notes about their happiness in America that they had the same exotic and rich boyfriend.

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