Perfect has a big identity crisis. Is it a satire on the health club craze of the 80s? Apparently, but it's not witty or biting enough to ever come across that way. At best, Perfect comes across as a bunch of scenes strung together with absolutely no connective tissue to hold them together.
John Travolta and Jamie Lee Curtis are both incredible talents who have made their fair share of brilliant choices and bad choices, but this ranks among their worst. They're both given precious little to play with and, while they look beautiful, they never connect with the audience.
Surprisingly, the actor who comes across the best here is Larraine Newman, a Saturday Night Live alum who is given one of the more realistic and well defined characters in the film. She's a health nut who struggles with body image issues and perhaps a sexual addiction. Maybe the film should have focused on her instead.
John Travolta and Jamie Lee Curtis are both incredible talents who have made their fair share of brilliant choices and bad choices, but this ranks among their worst. They're both given precious little to play with and, while they look beautiful, they never connect with the audience.
Surprisingly, the actor who comes across the best here is Larraine Newman, a Saturday Night Live alum who is given one of the more realistic and well defined characters in the film. She's a health nut who struggles with body image issues and perhaps a sexual addiction. Maybe the film should have focused on her instead.