Perfect Sense (2011)

Perfect Sense (2011) — Drama / Romance / Sci‑Fi When a mysterious epidemic begins robbing people of their senses — first smell, then taste, then hearing — the world descends into confusion, panic and strange collective emotional outbursts. In Glasgow, epidemiologist Susan and restaurant chef Michael meet and begin an unexpected romance as the crisis spreads. Susan is drawn into investigating the phenomenon even as she, Michael and those around them are slowly afflicted; their relationship becomes the film’s anchor amid growing social breakdown. The movie is a quiet, meditative study of intimacy in extremis rather than a thriller about stopping a contagion. It blends tender, slow‑burn romance with unsettling scenes of public disorder and loss, using close, human moments to explore how people cope when the familiar sensory landscape disappears. The lead performances are intimate and restrained, and the film leans on mood, dialogue and voice‑over reflection to raise questions about meaning, grief and the nature of connection when the physical ways we experience the world are stripped away. If you watch Perfect Sense you’ll experience a mixture of melancholy and hope: moments of striking unease as society frays, counterpointed by small, powerful scenes of love, food, touch and memory. It’s contemplative and emotional rather than action‑driven — expect to come away thinking about how much of who we are depends on our senses, and whether love can make anything, in the end, "perfect sense." This is a good pick if you like character‑led, thought‑provoking films that linger after the credits roll.

Actors: Ewan McGregor, Eva Green, Lauren Tempany

Director: David Mackenzie

Runtime: 92 min

Genres: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

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