Hilary Duff, Heather Locklear, Aria Wallace

Teenager Holly Hamilton (Hilary Duff) is tired of moving every time her single mom Jean (Heather Locklear) has another personal meltdown involving yet another second-rate guy. To distract her mother f...( read more  read more... )rom her latest bad choice, Holly conceives the perfect plan for the perfect man--an imaginary secret admirer who will romance Jean and boost her shaky self-esteem. When the virtual relationship takes off, Holly finds herself having to produce the suitor, borrowing her friend's charming and handsome Uncle Ben (Chris Noth) as the face behind the e-mails, notes and gifts. Holly must resort to increasingly desperate measures to keep the ruse alive and protect her mom's newfound happiness, almost missing the real perfect man when he does come along.

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5% liked it

115 critics

PG, 100 min.

Directed by: Mark Rosman

Release Date: June 17, 2005

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DVD Release Date: November 1, 2005

Stats: 11,139 reviews

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  • September 19, 2009
    Cute but retarded film for teenage girls. It has one of the dumbest film characters in Heather Locklear, a woman who moves cities, along with her two children, whenever a relationship goes wrong. This is pretty much the set-up for the movie and it's an annoying one. The film also...( read more) takes a very obvious route to try and bring some closure. At one point it seemed as though, Locklear was going to choose the guy that didn't seem perfect, but certainly made an effort. Obviously this can't happen in something so sugary and blinded by a dreamworld of simplistic solutions.
  • November 14, 2008
    Very predictable cutesy movie. It only works if you are in love with Hilary Duff somehow.
  • May 16, 2008
    Anything with Hilary Duff pretty much sucks.
  • December 24, 2007
    Now this movie was certainly cute. Shows how hard it is to be a single mom with two kids and finding the right guy to step in. Shows how kids are always wanting their parent to be happy and how they would go to any lengths to make it happen even if it means setting them up with men.
  • August 28, 2007
    I really can be expecting any more from a movie staring Hilary Duff, of course it will another disgrace to movie making and a true toxic threat to our intellectual abilities. I don't know hwy she keeps on getting into movies they should lock her up or smomething
  • November 5, 2009
    loved it and i love hilary duff too so yeah
  • October 29, 2009
    Ladies night out film....
  • October 29, 2009
    !Comercial or Stupid! :|
  • October 25, 2009
    Teenager Holly Hamilton is tired of moving every time her single mom Jean has another personal meltdown involving 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...( read more) will romance Jean and boost her shaky self-esteem. When the virtual relationship takes off, Holly finds herself having to produce the suitor, borrowing her friend's charming and handsome Uncle Ben as the face behind the e-mails, notes and gifts. Holly must resort to increasingly desperate measures to keep the ruse alive and protect her mom's newfound happiness, almost missing the real perfect man when he does come along.
  • October 22, 2009
    Heather Locklear as a mother of Hilary Duff is not easily believable. Heather is always young and beautiful, even if the years fly for her as well.

Critic Reviews


June 17, 2005
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

[It's] not a searing psychological thriller about a crazy mom and her sadistic daughter. It's a comedy of sorts, but without anything to laugh at. full review

June 17, 2005
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

The Perfect Man isn't perfect, but it's not bad company for 100 minutes. full review

June 17, 2005
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

The Perfect Man takes its idiotic plot and uses it as the excuse for scenes of awesome stupidity. full review

June 16, 2005
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

The characters' victories never seem hard-won, their losses never seem painful, and the happy ending is guaranteed. full review

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Comments


  • fofotmtm
    March 29, 2008
    It's my favourite movie...I like it very much.!
  • andresgiovaniespinos
    March 2, 2008
    hilary es una mujer preciosa y muy talentosa su musica es gandiosa sigue asi princesa att a.g.e. nos vemos
  • WATvUvLOVEvME
    January 6, 2008
    i like this movie good actress
  • Lummy08
    December 11, 2007
    chick flicks? lol there isnt even that much of it in this movie, u should see material girls! i like this one...
  • ShimmerMePretty
    November 1, 2007
    Sure its predictable but its a chick flick with a happy ending its sopposed to be uplifting and give hope to those out there in simular situations.
    So whats wrong with that ? theres films like
    A cinderella story
    You've got mail
    The princess dairies
    sleepless in seattle etc.. that are way cheesy-ier but just as enjoyable theres nothin wrong with a film like these.
    I like it :]
  • Brileradu
    July 25, 2007
    I love this movie...it is AWRSOME!!!
  • DanniiJones91
    June 12, 2007
    this film rocks!! hilary duff is a role model to me, she is amazing
  • ChineseCutie
    June 2, 2007
    can u change the cover pic its quite ugly
  • xxoliviax
    May 24, 2007
    i lovve this flim it is well good it is a must see
  • shereeshunk07
    March 30, 2007
    HEY WILL YOU ADD ME?!!

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