The Perfect You (2002)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Matthew Miller

Writer:

Matthew Miller (written by)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

A waiter/writer living with his dad and a neat freak who's just landed a job as a reporter in New York, meet by colliding on the Brooklyn Bridge, and romance ensues. |

Plot Keywords:

Reporter | Brooklyn Bridge | Apartment | Gay Friend | New York City

Cast

Jenny McCarthy	...	Whitney
Chris Eigeman	...	Jimmy
Paul Dooley	...	Larry
Josh Stamberg	...	Eddie
Drea de Matteo	...	Dee (as Drea DeMatteo)
Matt Price	...	Leo
Brad Beyer	...	Chad
Dennis Boutsikaris	...	Dr. Levy
Tina Benko	...	Bartender
Michael Hobbs	...	Restaurant Manager
Jordan Ladd	...	Dana
Sofia Sokolov	...	Jamey
Dan Jenkins	...	Keith
Joelle Carter	...	Kate
Brian Anthony Wilson	...	Phil

Also Known As:

Crazy Little Thing (USA) (video title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content, language and some drug material.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Thompson Street Entertainment

Goofs:

Continuity: Jimmy describes Kara as a blonde, but in the following flashback scene the girl playing the part is clearly a brunette.

Quotes:

Whitney: Oh no, are you okay? Oh my God!
Jimmy: What happened?
Whitney: I hit you with my car.
Jimmy: On purpose?

Soundtrack:

You Don't Know

One of those lost, slipped-through-the-cracks, little gems that truly dazzles

Amazing! Over the years, I have discovered some of the most original and memorable films on late, late night TV and this is definitely another one of those little gems. Probably the most charming thing a movie like this can deliver is absolute unpredictability. You watch; you immediately discover these fully-developed, charming, complicated, quirky, fascinating characters -- and they just take over. They simply start to do their thing and it's not like anything you have ever seen before -- because you've never seen these characters anywhere else before. Wonderful! It's called originality and it has become a very rare thing in a movie from any major studio. This film is completely absorbing and entertaining -- every minute is an adventure -- and you just do not want it to end.

You have to wonder -- how did this miss getting noticed when it first came out? Was it a bad title? In this case, it seems they couldn't decide which of the two titles to use. Yes; you will find it under BOTH IMDb-listed titles! Was it simply the failure of the marketing department? Obviously, lame titles and poor marketing have torpedoed the release of many a fine film. But wow -- what an inspired script -- complete with sparkling dialog. The film is superbly directed -- and just look at the class-A on screen talent here! Jenny McCarthy is truly sublime in this role.