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Picture Perfect (1997)

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Reviews Counted:28

Fresh:16

Rotten:12

Average Rating:5.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: A plucky, perky, Prada-clad junior ad executive pulls out all the stops hoping to snag a coveted account, but what her superiors really want is a mature, settled employee. What's a girl to do but... A plucky, perky, Prada-clad junior ad executive pulls out all the stops hoping to snag a coveted account, but what her superiors really want is a mature, settled employee. What's a girl to do but increase her credibility by inventing a fiance from out of town, based on a random photo taken at a friend's wedding? But the ruse backfires when it attracts the office Lothario--and our heroine really does fall in love. [More]

Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Jay Mohr, Kevin Bacon, Olympia Dukakis

Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Jay Mohr, Kevin Bacon, Olympia Dukakis, Illeana Douglas, Kevin Dunn, Faith Prince, Anne Twomey, John Rothman, Margaret Gibson, Paul Cassell, Ivar Brogger, Daryl Edwards, Jenna Stern, Bellina Logan, Andrea Bendewald, Marcia DeBonis, Matthew Sussman, Jim Ryan, Doug Easley, Ali Marsh, Richard Spore, Amelia Campbell, Vimesh Thakar, Faran Tahir, David Cromwell, Jessica Cushman, Barry Del Sherman, Kaley Cuoco

Director: Glenn Gordon Caron

Director: Glenn Gordon Caron
Screenwriter: Arleen Sorkin, Paul Slansky
Story: Arleen Sorkin, Paul Slansky
Composer: Carter Burwell
Producer: Erwin Stoff

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Derek Adams
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05/31/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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05/06/05
Clint Morris
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Film Threat

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12/28/04
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

enjoyable fluff

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07/11/04
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

Sure, the movie follows a basic romantic comedy formula, but it has a freshness about it, mainly because Aniston and Mohr make a sweet match.

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06/25/04
Judith Egerton
Judith Egerton
Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)

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Mike McGranaghan
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Aisle Seat

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08/22/03
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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Eugene Novikov
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Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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Jeanne Aufmuth
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Palo Alto Weekly

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03/16/03
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

Not quite bad enough to call rancid, and that's the best I can say for it.

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03/04/03
Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

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10/15/02
Margaret A. McGurk
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer

...the stink of mediocrity is upon this movie.

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08/28/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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06/05/02
Boxoffice Magazine
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Glenn Gordon Caron directs this romantic comedy with a light touch that brings to the surface its breezy observations on sexual politics.

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02/27/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice
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James Kendrick
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