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  • 2019
  • Giant Pictures
  • 1 h 28 m
  • 2019
  • Giant Pictures
  • 1 h 28 m

Summary An emotionally-troubled young man is sent by his mother (Abbie Cornish) to a clinic, where modernist serenity whispers soothing promises of perfection. By planting plug-and-play characteristics directly into his own body, he is relieved of his dark, twisted visions, but his body pays the price for purity of mind.

Directed By: Eddie Alcazar

Written By: Ted Kupper, Eddie Alcazar

  • 2019
  • Giant Pictures
  • 1 h 28 m
  • 2019
  • Giant Pictures
  • 1 h 28 m
Perfect
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Summary An emotionally-troubled young man is sent by his mother (Abbie Cornish) to a clinic, where modernist serenity whispers soothing promises of perfection. By planting plug-and-play characteristics directly into his own body, he is relieved of his dark, twisted visions, but his body pays the price for purity of mind.

Directed By: Eddie Alcazar

Written By: Ted Kupper, Eddie Alcazar

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Generally Unfavorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Generally Unfavorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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58
May 14, 2019
Upon a first glance, the film is somewhat hollow an experience, offering trite dialogue and an on-the-nose message about beauty and the horrors of genetic engineering taken to their extreme.
By John Fink FULL REVIEW
50
May 17, 2019
The sheer number of artisans creating great work on this film does become a disappointment, though. Without a proper story or dialogue, what good is skin-deep beauty?
By April Wolfe FULL REVIEW
50
May 14, 2019
While some will embrace the shards as a Shane Carruth-like brain-teaser, the movie is ultimately too reflective of its genetically-engineered subjects — soulless under an entrancing veneer.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW
40
May 16, 2019
The upshot is an oppressive, inscrutable puzzle that made me more curious about the inside of Alcazar’s head than that of his tortured subject — the kind of movie that, in some circles, might inspire fetishistic rewatching. Just don’t forget to fire up the bong.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW
40
May 14, 2019
What it means, Alcazar leaves open for interpretation. He’s more a mood maker than a story teller, and the film feels like people watching at a fancy party and inhaling different wafts of perfume.
By Amy Nicholson FULL REVIEW
30
May 23, 2019
Perfect also shows that striking images alone aren’t always enough. Alcazar and cinematographer Matthias Koenigswieser have concocted some fine illustrations. Now all they need is some decent text.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
25
May 14, 2019
Eddie Alcazar’s film is a purposefully inscrutable, wandering, disconnected, symbolic, and highly precious mood bath.
By Chuck Bowen FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Brainfeeder Films
Release Date May 17, 2019
Duration 1 h 28 m
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Website http://variety.com/2016/film/news/afm-abbie-cornish-dylan-gelula-garrett-wareing-puberty-1201909985/
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Awards

SXSW Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA)
• 1 Nomination

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