Perfect Sense

2011, Drama/Romance, 1h 32m

64 Reviews 5,000+ Ratings

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Perfect Sense has interesting ideas and charismatic stars, all of which add up to a viewing experience that's frustratingly less than the sum of its intriguing parts. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

A chef (Ewan McGregor) and a scientist (Eva Green) fall in love amid a plague that robs people of their senses.

Cast & Crew

Ewan McGregor
Michael
Eva Green
Susan
Ewen Bremner
James
Stephen Dillane
Samuel
Denis Lawson
Boss
Connie Nielsen
Jenny
Alastair Mackenzie
Virologist
Malcolm Shields
Patient
David Mackenzie
Director
Kim Fupz Aakeson
Screenwriter
Gillian Berrie
Producer
Malte Grunert
Producer
Sisse Graum Jørgensen
Producer
Peter Aalbæk Jensen
Executive Producer
Tristan Lynch
Co-Producer
Max Richter
Original Music
Giles Nuttgens
Cinematographer
Jake Roberts
Film Editing
Shaheen Baig
Casting
Tom Sayer
Production Design
Andy Thompson
Art Director
Trisha Biggar
Costume Design
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Critic Reviews for Perfect Sense

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Audience Reviews for Perfect Sense

  • Oct 06, 2020
    Apocalyptic arthouse sci-fi about a love story framed in a pandemic. An allegory for our times beautifully filmed in Glasgow.
    Ross C Super Reviewer
  • Dec 23, 2016
    Nice idea, poorly executed.
    Marcus W Super Reviewer
  • Dec 06, 2015
    A rare cinematic trip to Edinburgh is rewarded in this sci-fi tale of the end times that refeshingly offers a different spin on the proceedings: we lose our senses quite literally, and each, one at a time. Tying this all together is a love story of two wary and cynical career professionals who grudgingly take the plunge initially, but later discover their inherent need to unite. Mainly good stuff.
    Kevin M. W Super Reviewer
  • Oct 06, 2015
    The Perfect Sense feels like it should have been a good movie but winds up not more than mediocre. The lead actress is a terrible fit for the role, her acting felt fake in a few key scenes and in others she seemed more a spoiled princess than an epidemiologist working hard on a cure to save the world. Besides that, the film was alright. The premise was interesting, the shooting was fine, and Ewan MacGregor's performance was believable. I must say, though, if you are going to make a movie about the end of the world and you want it to work, the audience has to have a good amount of sympathy for the characters.
    Robert B Super Reviewer
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