The Perfection

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The Perfection

2018

1h 30m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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A troubled musical prodigy and a new star pupil embark down a sinister path.

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Critics Consensus

Led by a pair of compelling performances, The Perfection is a smart, gripping thriller that barbs its wild twists with cutting wit.

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

Entertaining in a way that's at once showy and rather clinical.

Jan 1, 2020

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Christy Lemire

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

This movie is insane and I totally dug it. I almost don't want to talk about it... Just go see it and trust me on this.

Sep 30, 2019

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Aramide Tinubu

Stylecaster

Unfortunately, despite the acting and the twisting and bending of genres from horror to revenge fantasy-The Perfection begins to crumble during the third part... using sexual violence as a crutch ruined it.

Jun 4, 2019

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Aaron Charles

InSession Film

Maybe there's something here about the insanity of genius, but the film doesn't want to reach for anything that insightful. All it wants is to provide a few scares and let its flashy camerawork attempt to prop up a subpar story. Unfortunately, it can't.

Rated: F

May 10, 2024

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Taylor Baker

Drink in the Movies

Episode 38: Brightburn / The Perfection / Rocketman

Rated: 36/100

Oct 4, 2021

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Ben Turner

The Pink Lens

Allison Williams makes for a strong lead, but with weak support, a flimsy story and messy timeline, there's not much going for this straight-to-Netflix release.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 1, 2021

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Mx S

Twists on twists on twists. Really well done movie that kept even a seasoned horror watching guessing. Also it's queer :)

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/25/24

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Jake Y

I am truly shocked at the scores on this movie. I hope that this review will help at least one person skip this movie. The story is predictable and uses terrible rewinding scenes to explain a simple plot. The use of implied sexual assault against a minor is completely unnecessary and makes this movie seem more like someone's fetish fever dream. The acting is about as good as a Canadian teen drama. Save your brain cells.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/23/24

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Jim S

Tense and mysterious atmosphere, and top notch acting make a promising start , and the first twists are legitimately surprising. But the story as a whole is a mess, and the characters actions and reactions don’t stand up to logical scrutiny once all is revealed. The movie relies too much on displaying body horror, but at the same time brushed off too easily by the script.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/30/24

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Audience Member

Esse filme tem um roteiro base muito bom. Quando você vê a sinopse, e assiste os primeiros 10 minutos, imagina que a abordagem da história será feito de um modo “Cisne Negro”. Porém, acontece de uma forma totalmente diferente. A pegada suspense e terror meio “trash” realmente te surpreende. Minha ressalva é porque algumas cenas parecem estar “descoladas” uma das outras. Faltou ali uma colinha pra unir e casar melhor. No geral, bom roteiro e boa apresentação das atrizes principais. Não é um primor, mas é ok.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/15/24

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Jeffrey P

Multi-layered revenge horror with gratuitous gore that maybe overdoes the man-hate. Succeeds in gaining interest where there was doubt.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/27/24

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j F

Surprisingly it has strange twists and turns that looking back, don't make much sense. But entertaining and relevant it is.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/26/24

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Synopsis

A troubled musical prodigy and a new star pupil embark down a sinister path.

Director: Richard Shepard
Producer: Bill Block, Stacey Reiss, Richard Shepard
Screenwriter: Richard Shepard, Eric Charmelo, Nicole Snyder
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 24, 2019
Runtime: 1h 30m

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