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Overall Rating : 7.5/10
Directed By : Ron Brown
Adrian Grenier (Entourage (TV)
Leila Arcieri (Wild Things 2)
Polly Draper
Supplied By : Polychrome Pictures
Film Reviewed By : Rick L. Blalock
Date Reviewed : Jun. 13, 2006
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| PLOT Tortured by nightmares that are frighteningly real, John Totersohn seeks the help of a psychologist. As a result of his treatment, he decides to pursue a relationship with a woman for the first time in his life. Despite the stresses of intimacy, John commits himself fully to Sarah Woods and their love blooms. At first it seems as if he's found the missing piece to his dysfunctional life, but it is not long before John becomes convinced that his doctor and his girlfriend are involved in a twisted conspiracy against him. His nightmares return, and John begins to lose his grip on what is real and what is fantasy. Is this the perfect love? Or a life-threatening disaster? |
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| THE REVIEW A PERFECT FIT, brings the viewer into the life of John Totterson, a man whom seems perfectly normal on the outside but he has old memories that still haunt him. When John was only 2 years old he was taken from his Mother, and then, from there was placed in various foster homes. All of the happenings of John's childhood, has since scarred him emotionally and he is left with a feeling of emptiness. It is by his one suggestion, and with the help of his psychiatrist, Dr. Weiss, he feels like he should find a significant other to help fill this void, and low and be hold, that he does. It is not soon after that suggestion that he meets Sarah, Sarah just so happens to drop by to pick up a computer modem, at the electronic store in which John worked. John was really taken by Sarah's beauty, but before he could act on his urges, she was gone. Determined to once again meet up with what he called "The Girl Of his Dreams" John, with a little investigation tracks her down again in a chat room, and sparks fly. Without knowing each other's identity, they meet blindly and Sarah is shocked and both pleased that John had found her. The two then forge a relationship that in the beginning seems perfect, but soon John's memories come back, even one of sexual abuse by his foster father, thus causes sexual frustration in his newly found love life and he slowly begins to push Sarah away. To add fuel to the fire, Sarah some becomes pregnant and this drives John to the edge and he becomes overly possessive and aggressive with Sarah and those around her. Fearing for her life and safety, she tells John that she has had the birth aborted, this news sending John into a tailspin leads both Sarah and John into an ultimate struggle as John's fear of abandonment comes front and center once again. When I saw that in this film, ENTOURAGE star Adrian Grenier, plays an unstable and emotionally tormented man, I said to myself "can he pull it off?" Not long into the film, that answer was answered for me, with an astounding yes. Grenier, portrays the kind of guy that exists in just about everywhere, a young troubled man, who has had a rough life, and needs the one and only solution to fix themselves, something they one lost....and in most cases, love and affection. In the film you get the feeling that John is on the edge and potentially dangerous, but deep down, beneath the surface of it all lies a kind soul. Adrian Grenier, does a fine job of making this personality shine to a believability that is somewhat so real it's scary at times. While the majority of us(I hope) are nice folks on the internet, this film shows us exactly why we are often warned about safety online, you just never know who you will meet. In the film, the character of Sarah, by recommendation of a co-worker Naively tries her hand at online dating and meets a guy. whom she deems perfect, ultimately becomes too perfect, and over overbearingly intense and soon he takes over her life, a scary situation, that could very well happen in real life, and in my opinion a film like A PERFECT FIT displays this perfectly. A PERFECT FIT, also adds the element of getting inside, the main character John's mental state, in the form of dreams/flashbacks. In these flashbacks, he strangely fantasizes about slitting his doctor's throat, for what reasons we never know, as all she has done is help him. To me this was a great way to show, just potent John could be if driven over the edge - thus making us feel more danger about him. The acting is wonderful here, as mentioned, Adrian Grenier, turns it on. To be honest, I have never seen even one episode of ENTOURAGE, but this guy is good, and in my opinion resembles a young Peter Gallagher. Leila Arcieri, is Sarah, a young ballet instructor, that becomes the love interest in the film. Arcieri, is very beautiful, and brought a shyness to Sarah, that, makes you feel for her character, and this is exactly what psychological dramas need to have to be effective, someone to connect with, and Leila makes this happen. This is one independent film that deserves all of the accolades it has been getting. This is a film that pulls you in with it's gritty realism, and makes the viewer feel as if they are in the situation with the character. With a great ending, A PERFECT FIT proves to be an excellent psychological journey. |
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| GORE
METER 1/10 Mainly a few slit throats, within dream sequences only. |
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| MUSICAL
SCORE 4/10 The score, occasionally has some haunting piano, that works for it quite nicely. The soundtrack/score isn't much of a factor here. |
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| OVERALL
IMPRESSION OF THE FILM I really, really enjoyed this film, I feel as though it is an accurate portrayal of true life. With great performances by the two main stars, this is a winner for sure....highly recommended. |
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