Review: Her Smell (2018)

Reviewed by: Justin Rumenapp @The_Ill_Phantom Commitment. If there was one word to describe Her Smell , it would be commitment. From the actors to the filmmakers, everyone commits to the concept and execution of this 90s alt rock drama. The film consists of five segments, each of which take place behind the scenes, before a performance. Between each segment is an era appropriate VHS flashback, setting the segment's thematic arc. The center of each segment is Becky Something, lead singer of Something She and unabashed train wreck. Addicted to drugs, alcohol and fame, Becky is the amalgamation of countless Behind the Music washouts. Her bandmates are exasperated as she fails to show up to the studio sober; her manager is driven to the brink of bankruptcy by breaches of contract; and family members have to cut ties after years of abuse. Spending most of the film's runtime as a danger to herself and others, Becky is more of a destructive force than a creative one. This