Synopsis
A self-destructive punk rocker struggles with sobriety while trying to recapture the creative inspiration that led her band to success.
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Cast
- Elisabeth MossBecky Something / Rebecca Adamcyzk
- Cara DelevingneCrassie Cassie
- Dan StevensDanny Something
- Agyness DeynMarielle Hell
- Gayle RankinAli van der Wolff
- Ashley BensonRoxie Rotten
- Dylan GelulaDottie O.Z.
- Virginia MadsenAnia Adamcyzk
- Amber HeardZelda E. Zekial
- Eric StoltzHoward Goodman
Recommendations
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The Film Stage
Her Smell goes beyond the expected trappings of your usual rock drama and successfully manages to capture the convulsive core of musical artistry while suggesting, in a major departure for the usually cynical Alex Ross Perry, that it’s possible for the individual to break free of its corrosive bonds. - 91
Consequence
Perry’s kinetic style and Moss’ explosive performance transform it into something that feels more authentic than actual history. - 90
New York Magazine (Vulture)
Much of Her Smell, especially these backstage scenes, border on unintelligible, with numerous exchanges getting lost in the chaos. I found this to be incredibly, teeth-grindingly effective — this is a thoroughly subjective depiction of mental illness and substance abuse, and the accurate relay of information often takes a backseat in the throes of such a state. - 83
IndieWire
If all of Perry’s stories have been hard to stomach, Her Smell takes things to impressive new lows before hitting bottom and tunneling out through the other side. It’s truly one of the most noxious movies ever made, which might help to explain why it’s also Perry’s best. - 75
The Playlist
Perry combines a knock-out cast with an incisive script for a wild-eyed musical-drama with poignant themes. - 70
Screen Daily
Wildly uneven, sporadically brilliant, occasionally unbearable, Alex Ross Perry’s sprawling portrait of a self-destructive rock star is carried by a performance by Elisabeth Moss which is turned all the way up to eleven, and beyond. - 63
Slant Magazine
A story of filth and fury and, eventually, of placidity and peace, Her Smell is Alex Ross Perry’s most chaotic and unmuffled film — until it isn’t. - 60
The Guardian
Her Smell is built around a performance of near-unwatchable toxicity by Elisabeth Moss, who channels a combination of Courtney Love and Heath Ledger’s Joker with her spiteful, slowly imploding rock star.
