Her Smell

4/12/20192h 16m

Theatrical (limited) Release (US)

Overview:

A self-destructive punk rocker struggles with sobriety while trying to recapture the creative inspiration that led her band to success.

Director:

Alex Ross Perry

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

concert
drug abuse
punk rock
recording studio
addiction
backstage
rock band
sobriety
mother daughter relationship
self destructiveness

Cast

Elisabeth Moss

~ as ~

Becky Something

Cara Delevingne

~ as ~

Crassy Cassie

Dan Stevens

~ as ~

'Dirtbag' Danny

Agyness Deyn

~ as ~

Marielle Hell

Gayle Rankin

~ as ~

Ali van der Wolff

Ashley Benson

~ as ~

Roxie Rotten

Dylan Gelula

~ as ~

Dottie O.Z.

Virginia Madsen

~ as ~

Ania Adamcyzk

Amber Heard

~ as ~

Zelda E. Zekiel

Eric Stoltz

~ as ~

Howard Goodman

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Reviews (1)

GenerationofSwine
Written 2 year(s) ago
10
This is more along the lines of "What if Courtney Love fronted Bikini Kill...and Bikini Kill was still good despite her presence?"

It's not a bad movie for 90s punk nostalgia. And it's not a bad movie to depict the punk scene at all. I think, honestly, that a lot of the negativity comes because the star is too close to a Courtney Love type to actually be someone people can tolerate to watch...and that is fair. I can't condemn that.

But, from my take, I liked the concept and the execution. So I can't criticize it, even if it meant watching Love at her 90s lowest for the duration of the film and absolutely hated it now just as much as I did then.

And, since that is what I believe everyone involved was going for, I have to say it was a good film. It's just a good film that is a hard watch and for obvious reasons.