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The Perfect Man [DVD] [2005]

DVD ~ Hilary Duff
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Hilary Duff, Heather Locklear, Christopher Noth, Mike O'Malley, Vanessa Lengies
  • Directors: Mark Rosman
  • Format: Anamorphic, Dubbed, PAL
  • Language English, Portuguese
  • Subtitles: Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Universal Pictures UK
  • DVD Release Date: 6 Feb 2006
  • Run Time: 96 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000CQK0EI
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 6,176 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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One of Hilary Duff's most attractive qualities is that she's not a borderline anorexic like too many Hollywood starlets; she has a warm, full-bodied presence that makes her dangerously glossy prettiness accessible. Similarly, Heather Locklear--who's been an iconic plastic blonde on television for decades--is cultivating a bruised humanity as she matures. These two combine forces in The Perfect Man, a curious teen comedy/adult romance hybrid about a single mother named Jean (Locklear, Melrose Place) whose tactic for getting over a broken heart is to move to a different part of the country, uprooting her two daughters Holly and Zoe (Duff, Cheaper by the Dozen, and newcomer Aria Wallace) in the process. Holly, to keep her mother from falling into another desperate and doomed relationship, uses advice from a schoolfriend's uncle (Chris Noth, Sex and the City) to send Jean flowers and love letters from a secret admirer. Of course, sustaining this fantasy requires some wacky antics, but The Perfect Man balances goofiness with an emotional mother/daughter tug-of-war and has some entertaining supporting actors (including Caroline Rhea, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, and Carson Kressley, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy). The plot, however, has holes so big that it collapses even as it unfolds. --Bret Fetzer

Synopsis

Hilary Duff stars in this comedy as Holly, a teenager whose lovelorn single mum (Heather Locklear) moves the family including her youngest daughter (Aria Wallace) to a new state every time she gets dumped, which is often. Their latest residence turns out to be Brooklyn, where the now thoroughly destabilised Holly decides that enough is enough and works to prevent mum from dating yet another local loser. She uses a friend's handsome uncle (Chris Noth) as the unwitting basis for a fictional secret admirer to keep mum occupied, but the deception quickly spins out of control, resulting in some madcap hijinx. Meanwhile, a classmate who is a comic book artist (Ben Feldman) falls for Holly, but she's way too edgy to notice that love has found her instead of her mum. This whimsical plotline may sound familiar to any non-tweener in the audience, but it works due to the relaxed, natural rapport between Duff and Locklear who share some heartfelt moments of mother-daughter bonding. Plus, no one can squirm in tortured embarrassment quite as effectively as Duff can, and she gets plenty of opportunities. The soundtrack is peppered with Styx songs (singer Dennis DeYoung plays an impersonator of himself) and Vanessa Lengies quietly stands out with plenty of natural grace as Holly's hipster high school buddy.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantabulous girly rom-com, 31 Oct 2006
This is a really great movie about a girl, Holly, who's Mum is searching for a lovely husband, and in a desperate attempt to make her happy Holly makes up the perfect man. It makes you see life from the point of view of the parents and teenages, and is a great girly movie to make you laugh, cry, but feel happy at the end. A must-have for every girl and family.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Comedy., 4 Sep 2006
By Uenna (London) - See all my reviews
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This film is a must see. It is very funny, hilarious and light hearted. The acting is superb. It was good to see Heather Locklear back in another great and hilarious acting role after a long hiatus. Heather gives a great performance as the single mother of two girls in search of a good man. Hilary Duff as her older and scheming teenage daughter was brilliant. This comedy is a hoot and will have you laughing from the very beginning to the end. I viewed this with my teenage children and we all loved it, most importantly if you are a parent it helps you to see and understand things from the teenage perspective and if you are a teenager it helps you understand things from the parents perspective. Even though it is a comedy I think it has a lot of depth and something to offer to everyone. I strongly recommend.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Perfect man, 24 Sep 2006
By T. Stanton "coolgirls" (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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Hilary duff and Heather lockler are great in this Perfect man.

Every time single mum Jean (Heather Locklear)breaks up with another guy, the family of three moves.
Holly Hamilton (Hilary Duff) is fed up with moving again and again, having to make new friends, missing fun things involving school.
So she thinks up a plan for her mums perfect man.
She makes up a admirer for her mum, sends her mum flowers, and presents, letters. She's trys to make her mum happy again.
She even takes a picture of her friends Uncle Ben, to make it seem more real.
Her mum is so taken with this guy.
But then she wants to meet him, and thats were Holly has a problem.

Its a sweet film, about someone who just doesnt want to face life alone without a man anymore, how a daughter would do almost anything to make her mum happy again.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining chick flick
Chick flick that will entertain many generations of female. Not normally a fan of anything Hilary Duff stars in I was skeptical about giving this a try but I'm glad I did... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Dismal Angel

1.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!
This is unbelievable! I was forced to watch it on a transatlantic flight and was astounded by how crap it was. But here's the weird thing, it's totally compelling! Read more
Published 20 months ago by C. Madden

5.0 out of 5 stars Just a fun film.
I thought this was funny and light hearted. I rented it and watched it again and again; it really cheered me up. I would even like to buy it now because I fancy another watch. Read more
Published 23 months ago by A. Morris

4.0 out of 5 stars BETTER THAN PEOPLE SAY IT IS
The Perfect Man deserves much more respect than it gets

Plot: Holly (Hilary Duff) is tiered of her mother (Heather Locklear) keeping them on the go and always moving... Read more
Published on 18 Aug 2007 by stuart

5.0 out of 5 stars a very moving and humorous film about adults and children fighting for happiness and stability in their lives
The Perfect Man was an enjoyable film to watch and this was largely because of a good script and acting which show a convincing mother-daughter relationship between Heather... Read more
Published on 4 Jun 2007 by dan the fan

3.0 out of 5 stars Not the most entertaining of films
An interesting film where a web of lies spins out of control, although it's all rather silly. Wrecking the restaurant for the purpose they did was daft considering the thousands... Read more
Published on 28 May 2007 by Ar Jennings

1.0 out of 5 stars Girly, poor...
This is soooo predictable and mellow... Not even funny, I had to watch it with my girlfriend and the only positive thing I got from it, is that I got to choose the next ten... Read more
Published on 13 May 2006 by Charles Wolf

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Movie Ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Everybody in the world has got to watch this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Excellent acting by Hilary Duff once again. Read more
Published on 25 Feb 2006 by Phoebe

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Film, Cast are excellent
WOW,
The film is great, emotional, funny everyone would love it. Cast were great, the little family was really well suited. Read more
Published on 8 Feb 2006 by R. Harris

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect man *****
This is one of the best films i have ever seen. Its a really sweet rom-com. I cant think of any bad points about it! A thoroughly enjoyable watch.
Published on 26 Jan 2006

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