# Perfect sense

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-sense/630467>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 4, 2012, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-sense/630467 "2012-08-04T23:58:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Smid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/838e76/32.png) [@Smid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smid)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2012, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-sense/630467/1 "2012-08-04T23:58:38Z")

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Anyone seen it? It didn’t seem to do so well box office wise, but I found it to be excellent…

Scottish (with both Renton and Spud from Trainspotting in it), slow drawn out end of the world drama very well done. One for dvd perhaps?

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**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2012, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-sense/630467/2 "2012-08-05T08:19:00Z")

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> [@Smid](#):
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> Anyone seen it? It didn’t seem to do so well box office wise, but I found it to be excellent…

It never opened. Checking [IMDB](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1439572/) and [Box Office Mojo](http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=perfectsense.htm) it looks like it only played in one theater in New York. It did play a few film festivals prior to opening in NY. Where did you see it?

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> Scottish (with both Renton and Spud from Trainspotting in it), slow drawn out end of the world drama very well done. One for dvd perhaps?

I’ve never seen Trainspotting so I had to go look. Ewan McGregor was Renton. Perfect Sense came between [Beginners](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1532503/) (my 2nd favorite film of last year) and [Salmon Fishing in the Yemen](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1441952/) so I don’t know why it got no publicity or release. The movie also stars Eva Green.

If it opened I’d go see it. I like McGregor and Green, and the premise sounds interesting.

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**Author:** ![Smid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/838e76/32.png) [@Smid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smid)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2012, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-sense/630467/3 "2012-08-05T09:47:17Z")

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> [@Equipoise](#):
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> It never opened. Checking [IMDB](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1439572/) and [Box Office Mojo](http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=perfectsense.htm) it looks like it only played in one theater in New York. It did play a few film festivals prior to opening in NY. Where did you see it?

Out on dvd rental in uk.

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> I’ve never seen Trainspotting so I had to go look. Ewan McGregor was Renton. Perfect Sense came between [Beginners](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1532503/) (my 2nd favorite film of last year) and [Salmon Fishing in the Yemen](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1441952/) so I don’t know why it got no publicity or release. The movie also stars Eva Green.
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> If it opened I’d go see it. I like McGregor and Green, and the premise sounds interesting.

I’d really suggest you see Trainspotting, it is one of the modern classics, even if you have to watch it with subtitles because of the scottish accents…