The Perfect Man (2005)

Director:

Mark Rosman

Writers (WGA):

Michael McQuown (story) &
Heather Robinson (story) ...

Release Date:

17 June 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Romance

Tagline:

The story of a family that wanted it all. Never settle

Plot:

Teenager Holly Hamilton is tired of moving every time her single mom Jean has another personal meltdown involving yet another second-rate guy...

Plot Keywords:

Mother | Perfect Man | Suitor | Male Female Relationship | Bakery

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Hilary Duff	...	Holly Hamilton
Heather Locklear	...	Jean Hamilton
Chris Noth	...	Ben Cooper
Mike O'Malley	...	Lenny Horton
Ben Feldman	...	Adam Forrest
Vanessa Lengies	...	Amy Pearl
Caroline Rhea	...	Gloria
Kym Whitley	...	Dolores
Aria Wallace	...	Zoe Hamilton
Carson Kressley	...	Lance
Michelle Nolden	...	Amber
Maggie Castle	...	Wichita Girl
Gerry Mendicino	...	Market Co-Worker
James McGowan	...	Jean's Suitor
Philip Akin	...	English Teacher

MPAA:

Rated PG for some mildly suggestive content.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-3 | Argentina:Atp | Netherlands:AL (DVD rating) | Spain:T | Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | USA:PG | Australia:PG | UK:PG | Ireland:PG

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn Bridge, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

The movie was based on Heather Robinson's life as a teenager in Tucson, AZ.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Holly is first in Uncle Ben's restaurant eating ice cream, first it's the plain bar, then it switches back and forth between the normal bar and a white mat.

Quotes:

Adam Forrest: It's like all of the bad stuff that you went through that you hated along the way: the people who disappointed you, the things that didn't go the way you wanted; suddenly, you feel grateful to them, because those are the things that got you to here, to this.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs "Sex and the City" (1998)

Soundtrack:

Until It Happens to You

A Powerful and Impressive Mother-Daughter Movie

Every so often a mother-daughter movie comes out that really makes an impression. But "A Perfect Man" (2005) really hits hard at some relevant and pertinent issues confronting many young females across America. This is a timely and powerful light entertaining movie for single mothers and their daughters with a great message and hard message about having to be responsible, growing up, and working through problems not running away from them. The only scene that became hard to watch was one in the restaurant that seemed harshly cruel and unwarranted on the part of Hillary Duff's character. The script was good and the performances were decent. The resolution with the mother was particularly well-balanced unlike most other American endings that have to go out of their way to really highlight such endings. I regard this movie as one of the high points of the year for an enjoyable, but worthwhile teenage family movie (mostly for women of course), though it's really curious why more males rated this movie slightly better than the females. Eight out of Ten Stars.