I know perfume ads are supposed to be bollocks, but…

Such a dead performance.

Maybe he’s just phoning it in.

Or texting it in.

Or sending it in via farted morse code.

Whichever it is, I have a sneaking suspicion he wasn’t motivated by the script.

Comments 11

  1. @hollybrocks wrote:

    If this was the only time anyone had ever seen Pitt acting, we’d all have concluded he’s appalling.

    Also, why is it “inevitable”? What’s “inevitable” about Chanel No 5?

    Bloody awful script. Was it an agency?

    Posted 17 Oct 2012 at 9:47 pm
  2. Scamp wrote:

    Only 30 seconds long… but I still couldn’t make it through to the end.

    Posted 18 Oct 2012 at 12:20 am
  3. stfu&drive wrote:

    He got 7 million salamis for that. Must have been thinking about how many more kids that could buy when he was sleep walking through that turd of a script

    Posted 18 Oct 2012 at 4:02 am
  4. Jim wrote:

    Anyway. What is going wrong in advertising today.

    Posted 18 Oct 2012 at 10:18 am
  5. Matt wrote:

    That’s the most awkward thing I’ve ever seen, can’t even bring myself to call it an ad

    Posted 18 Oct 2012 at 12:15 pm
  6. worm wrote:

    why DO perfume ads have to be shit? are old spice and lynx the only people to have ever made good ads?

    Posted 18 Oct 2012 at 12:22 pm
  7. Ben wrote:

    Reminds me of a skit Family Guy would do.
    In fact….
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCHr-95NvUE

    Posted 18 Oct 2012 at 2:19 pm
  8. steakandcheese wrote:

    Conan’s take on Brad:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6N-EIjcOBCA

    Posted 18 Oct 2012 at 3:08 pm
  9. Anonymouse wrote:

    It’s basically the worst art ever.

    Posted 18 Oct 2012 at 3:12 pm
  10. Manonymous wrote:

    http://www.gq.com/style/blogs/the-gq-eye/2012/10/brad-pitt-chanel-no-5-ad-video.html

    Posted 18 Oct 2012 at 3:18 pm
  11. Matt wrote:

    Awesome spoof. Love it !

    Posted 18 Oct 2012 at 3:27 pm

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