The Perfect Man

Hilary Duff and Heather Locklear play a monther and daughter at odds. It seems Heather feels a need to change cities for a new start every time she breaks up with yet another loser boyfriend. Hilary will do almost anything to end this cycle that doesn't let her form any lasting friendships and how her plans go terribly awry is what this rather stupid movie is all about.

And what Hilary does isn't merely stupid. As often as not she shows that she has no idea whatsoever how to respect someone else's boundaries. After consulting with a school pal's restaurateur uncle (Law & Order's Chris Noth) on what The Perfect Man would be like, she creates an imaginary man who sends her mother flowers, charms her in letters and e-mail, and gives her false hope that someone is in love with her.

At the same time, it gradually dawns on her that her pal's uncle might be The Perfect Man, and that her shenanigans have made it so that her mom and the uncle must never ever meet or her reckless intrigues will become known. A serious ethical dilemma for a 16 year old!

This whole movie was meant to appeal to the Nickelodeon crowd and seems to have been written by a 13 year old girl.

Chris Noth is totally wasted in this role and almost seems to be embarrassed to be in this movie at all. I hope his fee allowed him to buy a Hummer or something..

One major problem that Hilary Duff has is that her pal in this film, Vanessa Lengies, is not only prettier than her but seems much more interesting. I wish Vanessa a long career in the movies with lots more screen time.