Very disappointing...

Good movie but grossly overrated

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

The title and story, albeit clichéd and predictable - very much so, The Perfect Guy still ends up being an entertaining romance thriller.The movie does a good job at moving at an appropriate pace, cutting out all the unnecessary drama, which helps a whole lot in keeping the thrill alive.Sanaa Lathan is incredibly gorgeous and exudes a certain level of class, which makes her an absolute joy to watch. Ealy and Chestnut give satisfactory performances and the score also, gets a well deserved thumbs up.My biggest problems with this film, apart from its platitudes, is 1; Leah Vaughn complaining about being dated out, then went on to sleep with Carter in a club... A very dodgy looking club at that. It almost didn't quite make sense, however though, when you look at it from the angle of; "The director trying to portray bit by bit, from different scopes, the type of person Leah is "getting in bed with", you sort of see that scenes purpose. 2. The ending. Carter was smart all through the movie, calm and composed, and instead of being defeated by an intelligent counter attack, he was defeated by what felt like, brute force.Nonetheless, The Perfect Guy was enjoyable. It didn't attempt to be more than what it was. A very solid 6.4/10.

This film has received lots of flack, and in my opinion, it is undeserved. The cast is great, every actor does a great job at portraying his/her role. The dialogue is well written too, it flows well throughout. The suspense/thriller aspect of the movie really works very well. And the chemistry between the actors is electric, both in a good and bad way depending on what characters you're talking about. The movie is longer in runtime than I expected and it's more detailed and involved than the stereotypical run of the mill suspense fatal attraction movie, which I of course loved. The film has nice well done pacing to it and the ending sequences are very thrilling and do not disappoint at all. I would suggest The Perfect Guy for any movie goer who enjoys a good, exciting, well made thriller/suspense fatal attraction type thriller. 8/10.

The Perfect Guy is a thriller about a female lobbyist who starts a relationship with stranger who seems to have all the perfect qualities that a woman is looking for after she finds a lot of unhappiness with her present relationship. Sanaa Lathan,Michael Ealy and Morris Chestnut stars in this film whose screenplay is written by Tyger Williams and whose direction is held by David M. Rosenthal.Leah Vaughn,a successful lobbyist, has been displeased by her boyfriend,Dave King once again.She is frustrated by the fact that Dave does not want to commit to her fully in relationship through marriage and start a family.She then decides to break up with him. After two months,she meets a charming man who is working in an Information Technology company in Carter Duncan.They become close and start a relationship after Leah seem to find her the so-called "the perfect guy".But as the relationship progresses,Leah discovers some shocking violent qualities that Carter has in the gas station which led her to break up the relationship. Then Dave resurfaces in Leah's life and they decide to reunite. But things become scary as Carter became a threat to their peaceful life and personal space.No question that this movie earned a lot in the box office despite the fact that it was trashed by a lot of critics.Although it was evidently a B-movie in terms of story and performances,it managed to deliver efficiently.I know that was far from original,high on melodrama and it was definitely predictable especially at the point when Carter started haunting Leah and Dave,I felt that it tried its best being what it is.A viewer should not expect a classic from it like The Godfather nor The Taxi Driver.Evidently,it was influenced by Fatal Attraction with only the man playing a villain instead of a woman.But for what it is,I think that it was a pretty good.A B-movie nevertheless if only we are to categorize it accordingly.The performances,the costumes and the pacing of the story made it a pretty good B-movie.

This is not the kind of film I would advise someone to see. It is so clichéd and not ashamed about it. Ever been in that scenario where you spy on another student's work during exams without the necessary adjustments: changing of name and maybe perhaps reshuffling the sentences while adding some self generated ideas to make the script look and feel different? The Perfect Guy doesn't do that or even make attempts to. No surprise at all since it was distributed by Screen Gems: a Sony subsidiary. The fact that Screen Gems provides an avenue for black actors and actresses to remind us that they are still around is welcome, but making the same film twice with minor differences is just retarded. If you want to know what I mean, then try watching (Obsessed), (The Boy Next Door), (Fatal Attraction) and many more stalker-based films out there and then come tell me the difference. There is, I won't pretend about that. But it is quite hard to shake of the feeling that they should have been more created. All in all, The Perfect Guy is a recycled flick that fades away with the passing of the wind.The marriage/family desire of women plays a major role into why Leah breaks up with boyfriend Dave. And maybe why she rushes into a relationship with Carter-----foolishly, passion takes over and she fails to confirm if he has the same ambitions as her. She might be an uber-successful woman, but she is on the rebound. That was the character I saw. No doubt, Sana and Michael have chemistry, but the effort in setting up their characters towards the romantic fare is weak. Not only that, those parts where she discovers Carter possessiveness and quickly rushes back into Dave arms highlights how an independent booming career woman who might be constantly faced with weighing the consequence decisions at work is needy, romantically. The main character development is confusing. Her weaknesses are more than her strengths even though more time is spent putting those strengths to use. Simply put, she is a desperate needy woman who is on the rebound. The only positive take away is Michael Ealy's charming psychotic performance, but then that is muddled up by the triteness of the film. Morris Chestnut isn't given much to do except to come on screen and play the loving boyfriend/ partner, but then I can give you a list of films in which he has played this same role: (The Best Man Holiday)and (Not Easily Broken)-perfect typecasting! My advice still stands, but if you insist- don't say I didn't warn you.