The Perfect Man (2005)
Saturday, August 20, 2005 at 6:07PM
Kim Gentes in Movie Review

theperfectman_releaseposter.jpgSurprise, its not lame! Actual dialog & thought!

Overall Grade:B-
Story:B
Acting:B
Direction:C
Visuals:C

We all have gone down this road. We went to a romantic movie with our spouse or date, but secretly we expected it to follow the formulaic, sappy and Hollywood Cinderella way of all romantic comedies. "The Perfect Man" starts off looking so much like it will be the standard story of longed-for romance of a waiting beauty that you don't expect it to be an actual story about people, let alone a family.

Heather Locklear and Hillary Duff are not two people I ever dreamed I would be talking about making a movie I liked, but I enjoyed this film. I think it appealed to me initially because it opened up a conversation about single mom's raising their families. But in a larger scale, the film is about integrity and the relationship between a parent and children. Don't get me wrong, it's not a deep film that examines issues to change society. But what it does talk about, it does so using good dialog with some well-spoken key moments. All my guy friends will laugh at me actually liking this movie, but I found it enjoyable.

Chris Noth adds his cool personality to the film and makes it reasonable. From the plot side of things, you will be surprised at the fact that this story doesn't resolve like you expect. I was glad to see the morality lesson being taught here actually stick, though a little twist at the end threw a flaw in the story which was the only problem I had with the film. If honesty was the message, they really shouldn't resolve the plot by relying on dishonesty, don't ya think?

Anyways, the story was good, and you will enjoy it. Probably a better DVD rental than big screen date.
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