Synopsis
Holly is tired of moving every time her mom Jean breaks up with yet another second-rate guy. To distract her mother from her latest bad choice, Holly conceives the perfect plan for the perfect man, an imaginary secret admirer who will romance Jean and boost her self-esteem.
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Cast
- Hilary DuffHolly Hamilton
- Heather LocklearJean Hamilton
- Chris NothBen Cooper
- Mike O'MalleyLenny Horton
- Ben FeldmanAdam Forrest
- Vanessa LengiesAmy Pearl
- Caroline RheaGloria
- Kym WhitleyDolores
- Aria WallaceZoe Hamilton
- Michelle NoldenAmber
Recommendations
- 50
TV Guide Magazine
This cream puff of a romantic comedy is sweet enough, but lack of substance makes it deeply unsatisfying. - 40
The A.V. Club
Where Locklear's careful, clipped delivery confirms that she's better suited for TV stardom than the movies, every time Duff opens her mouth, she confirms that her natural home is in magazines. Or voicing animated squirrels. Either one would work. - 40
L.A. Weekly
Rosman and Wendkos run dry of ideas in the film's inert, overextended finale, when the "Believe in yourself" speeches grow so thick that even the Duff-devoted may start rolling their eyes. - 38
Charlotte Observer
There's one thing to be said for The Perfect Man: It confirms my belief that I'll never need to see another Hilary Duff movie until (1) she turns 30 or (2) she plays a crackhead in "Requiem for a Dream II." - 30
Washington Post
A series of cutesy but flat-footed jokes leading up to a foregone romantic conclusion. - 30
Los Angeles Times
The movie is a tortured marshmallow. - 25
Christian Science Monitor
Repetitious teen-targeted fluff. - 25
Miami Herald
Embarrassingly shoddy film.
