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Picture Perfect (1997) 5.5
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Reviews: 66 user | 56 critic | 16 from Metacritic.com A young advertising executive's life becomes increasingly complicated when, in order to impress her boss, she pretends to be engaged to a man she has just met. Director:Glenn Gordon Caron |
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Anne Twomey | ... | |
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| Meg Gibson | ... |
Mrs. Davenport
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Brad
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Bray Poor | ... |
3rd Ad Executive
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Kate is working on a career at Mercer Advertising but is passed up for promotion because she's 'not stable enough', still being single and having no ties to the company. A story is made up about her being engaged to Nick, a guy whom she just met at a friend's wedding, and all seems to work out well for Kate. She even gets the attention of a colleague she had always wanted, but events soon take a dramatic turn, forcing her to 'present' her alleged fiance to her boss. Written by Malthus <zombie@il.fontys.nl>
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Kate always lived her life by the rules...some rules were meant to be broken See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for sensuality and related dialogue | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
1 August 1997 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
El retrato perfecto See more »Filming Locations:
Central Park South Restaurant, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$19,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$7,809,026 (USA) (1 August 1997)Gross:
DEM 3,075,935 (Germany) (3 July 1998)Company Credits
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1.85 : 1
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*** contains spoilers *** I watched this as an Instant Play on Netflix. I enjoy the romantic comedy genre, so I gave it a shot.
I won't say that Picture Perfect was completely awful because I did watch it all the way through. I will say that this film paints humanity in an ugly light.
Kate is utterly self-centered, showing the total lack of awareness of others. The entire film is predicated on the decisions she makes out of her self-centeredness. Even the "happy ending" depends on Kate's lack of awareness for anyone else but herself. It doesn't occur to her that she's ruining a stranger's wedding because she can't wait 30 minutes to get out her apologies. The film's writer insults the viewer by assuming that because Kate manages a few tender moments while she's being selfish, we then are supposed to be endeared to her.
Nick shows no dignity for his own self. The more he gets to know the self-centered Kate, the more he falls in love with her?? She insults him with her proposal, she is disrespectful and rude to him, she shows weak moral character by her "affair" with a colleague who is using her for thrill-sex... and yet, he professes that he likes her more and more. The viewers are expected to endear ourselves to him too.
Kate's colleague, played by Kevin Bacon, only sleeps with women who are married or otherwise committed. Enough said.
Kate's boss only shows his female staff respect based on whether or not they are "stable", which in this case is determined by whether or not Kate is showing signs that she's in a committed relationship.
Kate's friend encourages her to lie and cheat in order to fool her boss into thinking she's "stable".
Kate's mom is portrayed as an overbearing mother whose self-worth depends on the constant reassurance that her daughter cares about her.
Kate's other work colleagues are portrayed as gossip-mongering and thoughtless.
Don't be tempted to watch this. Whether it's intended or not, the film ends up being a commentary about the inherent selfishness of and lack of self-dignity in humanity.