Susan (Eva Green) is a scientist researching a global outbreak of a mysterious illness. Her boyfriend Michael (Ewan McGregor) is a chef. The illness first takes away people's sense of smell, then taste, then their hearing, and finally their sight. As they lose each sense, people experience an emotional outburst of some kind.
This movie is trying to take the apocalyptic scenario to a more poetic landscape. It does it with mixed results. There is no suspense or thrills. There is no emotional drama. It's interesting to see Michael's work being affected by each lost. But as a story of the end of the world, I don't think the survival of a restaurant is that important. I also didn't get too involved with the relationship. It seems to be a movie that was probably more compelling and more poetic on the page which is hinted at by the final narration.
This movie is trying to take the apocalyptic scenario to a more poetic landscape. It does it with mixed results. There is no suspense or thrills. There is no emotional drama. It's interesting to see Michael's work being affected by each lost. But as a story of the end of the world, I don't think the survival of a restaurant is that important. I also didn't get too involved with the relationship. It seems to be a movie that was probably more compelling and more poetic on the page which is hinted at by the final narration.