Three reasons why this year’s Sundance favourite Perfect Sense might actually be worth watching, despite being a romance:
One. The cast. Ewan McGregor and Eva Green as leads are inspired; they’re both incredibly talented and I haven’t yet seen a film either of them have starred in that hasn’t blown me away. Also, this film sees the return of Ewen Bremner as McGregor’s co-star; the last time they were seen together was in Trainspotting, and we all know how that turned out.
Two. Look at that trailer. OK, ignore Eva Green’s obviously-inserted words that probably aren’t even in the film itself, and it’s perfectly constructed - minimalist, not giving too much away, but at the same time intriguing. A lot of people are going insane in that film as an epidemic causes them to lose their sensory perception. Which is pretty fantastic setting in which to set a love story.
Three. The composer, Max Richter, has almost always done fantastic films, ranging from Shutter Island to individual tracks on The Night Listener and Stranger than Fiction. It’d be absurd to judge a film based on its composer (especially having not seen it), but this man has a great track record when it comes to scoring films.
