It's one of those books that clearly demontrates that not everything can be successfully conveyed in a movie.
The world Suskind creates with his words - the world of scent - is unique, achingly beautiful and somewhat disturbing. A masterpiece in artistic expression throught literature...
The story itself however is not THAT good, but you still read and read and read, simply to experience the world through the eyes (or rather, the nose) of the main character.