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A girl plays Cupid for her mom, but has to invent the right man to woo her in this romantic comedy. Jean Hamilton (Heather Locklear) is a single mother with two daughters, teenaged Holly (Hilary Duff)... read more read more... and grade-school-aged Zoe (Aria Wallace). Fortysomething Jean has stumbled in and out of a number of bad relationships in her lifetime, and is desperate to find a good man; however, Holly has grown a bit tired of Jean's favored means of therapy after a bad breakup -- packing up the family and moving to a new city. Once Jean and her girls settle in Brooklyn, Holly thinks they should stay for a while, and when Jean's romantic prospects begin to look less than rosy, Holly and her new friend Amy (Vanessa Lengies) decide to invent a secret admirer for her. Needing advice on what the "perfect man" would say and do, Holly and Amy turn to Ben (Chris Noth), Amy's uncle, who talks a very good game when it comes to romance. But convincing Jean that there's a real man behind the steady stream of letters and e-mails from her new admirer isn't as easy as Holly imagines, and it looks as if her imaginary suitor might get in the way of a flesh-and-blood Mr. Right. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 40 min.

Directed by: Mark Rosman

Release Date: June 17, 2005

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DVD Release Date: November 1, 2005

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  • murphmann93
    June 23, 2011
    murphmann93
    Really enjoyed this film! A great feel good film!
  • movieguru12
    August 12, 2010
    movieguru12
    Holly Hamilton(Hilary Duff) is tired of moving from place to place because of her mother's failed relationships. They move to Brooklyn & Holly's mother takes a job in a bakery ran by her friend Dolores. So Holly, her mom Jean (Heather Locklear) & Holly's sister Zoe (Aria Wallace)... read more, are again getting a chance to start over there lives in Brooklyn. Holly makes friends with the rebellious Amy Pearl (Vanessa Lengies) & the cute but somewhat shy Adam Forrest (Ben Feldman). One day they go to Amy's uncles restaurant, The River Bistro, ran by her Uncle Ben (Chris Noth), who is a firm believer in romance. He tells Holly, who is a cynic when it comes to love, about the ways to a woman's heart. This prompts Holly to create what she thinks is "the perfect man". With the help of Amy & Adam, she does various things to make her mother believe that she has a secret admirer that adores her. Whenever Jean starts to get suspicious about Ben (supposedly her secret admirer), Holly has Adam call her mother & pretend to be Ben & break up with her. The plan fails when Adam is thinking about Holly while making the phone call. In the end everything is a disaster & Jean is left broken hearted & Holly is a mess. Holly then tells her mother that she wants to move & her mother reluctantly agrees. When Adam comes by to find Holly, Jean tells him that she is out getting packing boxes because they're moving. When she asks if she should tell Holly that Adam came bye he gives Jean a drawing to give to Holly & to tell her that there was another side of a drawing that he drew for her. On the back of the first drawing is a drawing of Adam & Holly & the quote coming out of Adam's mouth is that he'll always be there for Holly. Later on whenever Jean is online, she talks to Adam pretending that she's Holly & she finds out the Adam is in love with Holly. The next day Jean decides that they're not moving at first Holly is upset but after she sees Adam's drawing she is happy again. Jean finally meets Ben when he comes to her bakery & even though she tells him that she's not dating at the moment he says that he'll pick her up at eight on Saturday & she agrees. The ending of this fabulously cute & charming movie is Holly going to a dance with Adam. She takes his breath away when he sees her in her beautiful red dress. In the end Holly & her family are finally happy & are settled down in Brooklyn. This is the perfect movie to watch with your best friends & your mom & sister. I recommend it! :) You won't mind looking at Ben Feldman or Chris Noth either! :)
  • romy861
    June 15, 2010
    romy861
    Really sweet little movie aimed at teen and tween girls. I have to admit to a soft spot for Hilary Duff's teen movies. By no means masterpieces, but nice little feel good stories that you can just enjoy if you are not in the mood for anything confronting. Hilary is extremely l... read moreikeable onscreen and this one sees her trying to set her single mum, played by Heather Locklear, up with the uncle of her friend. I also enjoyed seeing Caroline Rhea (another guilty confession - I was a Sabrina fan! And not even that young at the time!).
  • 3niR
    April 23, 2010
    3niR
    I like Hilary Duff, but this movie wasn't that great. I mean it was watchable. Nothing special.
  • kiriyamakazou
    September 19, 2009
    kiriyamakazou
    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.
  • Redlats
    November 14, 2008
    Redlats
    Very predictable cutesy movie. It only works if you are in love with Hilary Duff somehow.
  • deano
    October 20, 2008
    deano
    Garnering more groans than giggles, Hilary Duff makes a fine performance as the eldest daughter of a single mother takes matters into her own hands by creating a secret admirer for her mother who can't live without a man in her life. There is just one truly hilarious scene in the... read more film.
  • gatorgirl13
    May 31, 2007
    gatorgirl13
    This was a pretty cute movie.
  • Godless
    December 17, 2006
    Godless
    Technically I didnt watch this movie ,but listening to it while on the computer as my girlfriend watched it I could only say I wish I could rate it lower than half a star.
  • dreamfaeries
    November 2, 2006
    dreamfaeries
    It was alright.

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Critic Reviews

J. R. Jones
March 6, 2007
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader

The premise is patently ridiculous, but the target audience of 12-year-old girls will be too charmed by the genre requisites to care. Full Review

Matt Singer
June 21, 2005
Matt Singer, Village Voice

Like a Nike commercial without a shot of the sneakers. Full Review

Joe Leydon
June 20, 2005
Joe Leydon, Variety

[The] situation is mined mostly for mild chuckles and tepid sentiment. Full Review

Richard Roeper
June 20, 2005
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

The Perfect Man has a plot that turns sweet and charming Hillary Duff into a serial liar. She's not just telling little fibs. She's engaging in a prolonged and kind of mean practical joke on her mother. Full Review

Stephen Hunter
June 17, 2005
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post

Mostly the movie produces yawns when it's not producing awe that someone even bothered to make it. Full Review

Geoff Pevere
June 17, 2005
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star

In the cautionary dystopian science-fiction parable The Perfect Man, we are offered a terrifying vision of a possible future: a world ruled by Hilary Duff. Full Review

Mick LaSalle
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

Stephen Whitty
June 17, 2005
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

Inoffensive doesn't make movies. And unless she starts improving her projects soon, neither, soon, will Hilary Duff. Full Review

Karen Heller
June 17, 2005
Karen Heller, Philadelphia Inquirer

As an actress, Duff has failed to grow, except in acquisition of highlights, showing an emotional range running the gamut from pout to sulk.

Roger Moore
June 17, 2005
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

It's shy about addressing anything that requires a moment's thought -- selfish irresponsible parents, selfishly bratty kids, lying, talking others into lying. Full Review

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