viennashade I saw the trailer online somewhere and thought it looked like the kind of movie I was in the mood for, but didn't expect much because...Heather Locklear? Well, it was even worse than I expected. First of all, turns out the trailer was not even accurate. It shows Heather with a guy who is never even in the movie (I guess I liked that scene, as it must have been what made me want to see it).Oh my, this was bad. It's hard for me to write this fast enough before forgetting it – it was that forgettable. I'm trying to decide between giving it a 2 and a 3. Was this a family movie? An after-school special? Then okay, maybe? On second thought, I'm not even sure it was a portrayal of good family values.TV-caliber acting with a less-than-TV-caliber production and script. Heather was sunny and upbeat, but this is just not good acting. (In fact, maybe she should have been less sunny and upbeat, in keeping with the pathetic personality of her character.) Hilary Duff (as Holly) seemed to be the only one with any real acting experience.Too unrealistic to be believable. Where do I start? The mother is so pathetic she has to leave the whole town over every breakup? With no regard for her children's stability? I could see if it was some small town where she grew up and knew everybody, but she obviously just moved there. Clearly not ready for a relationship (buuut, never fear – she quickly gets a strong sense of self at the last minute), let alone deserving of the perfect man.So desperate is this woman that she goes out with just about anybody, and will consider any marriage proposal. Even her teenage daughter knows they're all idiots. When Mom has a date with Lenny from her work, he botches the date at every turn, yet when daughter Holly seems to question her judgement, Mom says "I had a pretty good time!" It was also not accurate in its portrayal of Brooklyn teens. Or any teens, for that matter. We are expected to believe that the new girl in town walks into a tough city school and is instantly accepted, and that, during this most vulnerable time of her life, she breezes through yet another major life upheaval with no signs of stress or period of adjustment.However, Holly has had enough, so instead of rebelling like a normal kid, she sets out to fix everything. And if there was ever any doubt about the ending, you knew it for sure by now.Other than that, mostly it's just her mother embarrassing herself, Lenny being embarrassing, and the "perfect man" making a super nice doormat. Then the pace slows down even further with the instant-messaging scene. The one decent scene was in Ben's apartment when Holly claimed she needed some fatherly advice.More sitcom than romcom, only more ridiculous, with more-contrived situations and flimsier explanations. Oh, and without the comedy. At one point, when the daughter is trying to scam this perfect man to get some info out of him, she starts out by pretending she's asking for a research paper/project, but then basically tells him that her research paper is into Patsy Cline? They don't even bother to cover this up.We are more than misled to believe the Amber character is standing in the way of Holly's mother's happiness. Hooking her up with Ben is simply out of the question, since he is already with this Amber. Yet during the wedding ceremony, THEN it was a possibility?? The friend knows this girl is desperate to hook her mother up with the perfect man, yet she never mentions that her uncle is completely available? Serious water damage to a generous friend's business, and ruining someone's wedding? Because why? Because her mother and this guy both do crossword puzzles with a pen, and both like the same lame song? But even if it had been Ben that was getting hitched, why would you? Holly has never met this Amber she thinks he is marrying. How does she know Amber was not MORE of a perfect match for him? (BTW, as yet another example of how unlike real people these characters behave, nobody took the fire alarm seriously, seemingly trying more to escape the sprinklers than the fire, as they made their way – giggling – to the exit.) And what, do you suppose, are the odds of Holly arriving exactly at the moment when the minister asks if anyone has any objections to the marriage? Oh that's not an overused device. I should deduct a whole star right there.Seemingly written by a teenager (only one who is out of touch with his own kind), this film had no good characters or character development, no big laughs, no warm fuzzies, no insightful life lessons, no snappy dialogue, no plausibility, no surprises, no originality, and no shortage of plot holes. I had no anticipation whatsoever for these two people to get together. Not worth the time it took to write this, but I think people need to be warned.

bkoganbing The Perfect Man is what Hilary Duff seeks for her mother Heather Locklear. Locklear, Duff and younger sister Aria Wallace keep moving from place to place every time Locklear has a relationship that doesn't work out. The latest move has landed them in the borough of homes and churches and formerly a city of its own, Brooklyn. With a couple of million people as a population surely there has to be one for her mother and maybe one for herself. Duff finds one in Ben Feldman who is an old fashioned romantic soul for a 2005 high school kid from Brooklyn. As for mother, Duff also thinks she's found the perfect match in restaurant owner Chris Noth.So she starts conniving on how to make them meet and fall in love. But some misdirected e-mail has Locklear paired off with co-worker at the confectionery shop Mike O'Malley.Of course it all works out in the end as these movies always do, not without a few laughs and tears in those romantic film for both teens and adults. If you like romance, don't settle for anything less than A Perfect Man.

Syl Heather Locklear acts in this weak scripted romantic comedy. She plays an aspiring cake chef who lives in Illinois as a single mother of two girls. After a breakup, she habitually moves and then to Brooklyn, New York. I watched this film on a bus ride. It wasn't spectacular but better than the previous film shown. It has it's moments. I do like Mike O'Malley's chemistry with Heather Locklear more than Christopher Noth as the perfect man. The teenage daughter has a plan to get her mother married to the perfect man which doesn't exist except when she uses the internet. There are other members of the cast like bartender played by Carson Kressley and Jean's co-worker at the restaurants like Caroline Rhea. It's not deep but watchable. If you have 90 minutes to watch something, it's okay. Heather Locklear steals the film as Jean Hamilton. She actually makes you care about the character as you watch her on screen.

halifaxgus I chose "The Perfect Man" from several DVDs borrowed from my library to pass some time. I usually shy away from "girlie" flicks, but this seemed worth a look. I'd heard of Hilary Duff of course, but this was the first time I caught her on film.The plot was good, with a fine, realistic ending. Production values and directing seemed tops. Chris Noth gave his usual impeccable performance, and Heather Locklear's work on the film is impressive.The surprise for me was the amazing Vanessa Lengies! This young woman's work was on par with Chris Noth's. Both came across as real people, not actors.I do hope that Ms. Lengies finds more recognition, and certainly more work. Her performance brings to mind the unabashed work of the young Barbra Streisand. Bravo!