VividSimon Simply Perfect

Lawbolisted Powerful

Actuakers One of my all time favorites.

ActuallyGlimmer The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

jvesperman Love stories never change, this one plays mix up to a satisfying conclusion. Hillary Duff, whose performance is above par, works tirelessly at trying to keep her mom (Heather Locklear) happy and engaged in a fake relationship. Chris Noth, Big Guy from Sex And The City, is the adviser/cupid/love interest in this inventive comedy. The director has thought about casting, Locklear as an excessive dater. Noth as an acetic restaurant owner, and Duff as a cupid who is unsure about what she's doing. The cast is well put together, especially, The Styx Band, whose hits lace this film like whipped cream. "Lady" is sung on the streets of brooklyn, "Babe" becomes a hand holder and Mr. Roboto becomes a true Hoboken spectacle.

Homogeek Although I have multiple issues with this movie the writing is truly a standout. Standout of disappointment. I found it hard to suspend disbelief that Holly Hamilton (Hillary Duff)would proceed with this plan of creating a "perfect man for her mother Jean (Heather Locklear)and not know of the disastrous out come. Holly even gets on the phone (covered with a dishcloth) and disguises her voice to fool her Mom and it works! There is so much that the movie makers are asking us to overlook. The Writers of the TV show Frasier were the masters of the tangle web of lies. Michael McQuown, Heather Robinson and Katherine Torpey were hoping you would not care.

Christopher Pellegrino Hilary Duff has never made a movie on her own that I've liked. "A Cinderella Story" was mediocre at best and "Raise Your Voice" had to be on the worst films of 2004. "The Perfect Man" is another Duff vehicle that received horrid reviews, which is funny because I actually thought it was sort of decent. It is the type of movie that is bland and indistinguishable, yes, but also decently so. The storyline zips along with enough plausibility and chuckles for you to feel like the rental fee was worth it. Unlike "A Cinderella Story" and "Raise Your Voice," Duff is not a victim this time, which was refreshing. In fact, she's can be narcissistic and cruel. Heather Locklear plays her distressed mom, and I haven't seen any of her other films but I thought she was believable enough. Ben Feldman is affable as Duff's love interest and Chris Noth is quite good as a charming restraunteer. Speaking of Noth, a good way to sum up "The Perfect Man" is that it plays out a more extended version of a Sex and the City episode, only without the risqué humor or racy subject matter, which makes it a good fit for moms and their daughters. Not a great film, but it follows its dubious formula well enough for me to recommend it to some.GRADE: B

the_moody_youngest To my dismay, this was a good movie! It was funny, incredibly cute, and super underrated! The critics described this movie to be: Perfectly dreadful, 1/10, and "How many blonds does it take to make a crappy movie; apparently 3! And I believed them! I was so naive at that time! But when I was in Newfoundland my aunt had burned this movie and my older sister wanted to watch it. I just said whatever and I thought I would fall asleep. I didn't. I really liked the character Amy because she was very funny and very pretty. This movie had a great plot! I loved this so much we both watched it again. Yes, it was great! This also had one great screenplay. I liked how Holly wanted to make her mom happy so she did that, which was wrong, but nice. I also liked the friendship between Holly and Amy. I could definitely see a life long friendship between the two because they really seem to get along and they became great friends. And I really thought Vanessa's(Amy's) fake New York accent was pretty convincing. She pulled off the role of a New Yorker, when she is really a Canadian.The character Zoey was adorable and I just wanted to pick her up because she was so cute. I really liked Lenny too. He was pretty funny and he was somewhat annoying. If I was the mom, I wouldn't date that guy in a million years! I know that sounds shallow but it really isn't, Lenny is funny but is still a little bit of a cocky jerk. Even though he has nothing to be cocky about(except for his hot ride) I would probably go out with Ben(if I was like 30 years older!) because he is a nice man. I was impressed with this film and you will be too. Rent it, please.