The Perfect Guy (2015)

This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

One of my all time favorites.

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

All those thrillers are not only predictable, but sort of by the numbers most of the time. So it's not that bad if a movie can surprise you a couple of times. And while this never promised "steamy hot scenes" like the one with Jennifer Lopez, that were too hot for the rating board (self proclaimed and don't fall for that), it does have other winning factors. For guys it's the main actress and for women it's the two main guys, for various reasons (of course some men will like the male talent at hand and some women our female hero, I was talking majority).Still there is some saving factors, though not so much the ever so good Charles S. Dutton who doesn't have much to do in this. No nudity involved but "steamy" situations, if that is something you are looking forward to. Also very nice eyes (Mr. Ealy that is)

I give this film higher grades than many. Michael Ealy is sufficiently creepy here -- and intelligent -- to be more of a menace than many stalker movie types. And they add to his creepiness with a weird haircut (in the back) and a very gaunt look.The director resisted the temptation to kill the cat...which I was hoping he would resist; it's so stereotypical. So congrats to a director who made this film creepy but not cliché.Sanaa Lathan, as the stalker's victim, is very good here, as is the real good guy of the film -- Morris Chestnut; although Chestnut fans (like me) might be a bit disappointed as he is missing in long sections of the film (although that works in terms of the story line) and...well, let's just say I'm surprised Chestnut took this role.I know it's popular to say that all stalker movies are the same, but that's not really true, anymore than that's true for any other genre of film. This is better than most in that genre. Good enough that I'll have a difficult time seeing Ealy as a "good guy" in the future. Very good performance, but perhaps not the best career decision.

For those of us that watched the Following Michael Ealy basically plays the exact same character in the Following and in The perfect guy.. a Genius Info technology expert and psychopath who is a expert and using false identities and keeping his true identity a secret at all costs.. At the end of the followings last season Ryan Hardy (Kevin Bacon.. Hero) and Theo Noble(Michael Ealy) fall off a bridge into the water and you don't see what happens to Theo after that. All Ryans friends and the police department assume both of throw died in the fall Ryan continues to go after the bad guys after that rogue agent. But we are never given closure to what happened to Theo Noble(Michael Ealy).. Also Theo Noble is much more of a bad ass then Carter.. Did anyone notice if there are any easter eggs that suggests Theo is Carter? Would have give it 8/10 if it had been a spin off or had some hidden easter eggs in it to suggest it was

"The Perfect Guy" starts off with an intriguing premise, and the first thirty minutes of the film sizzle with a romantic relationship between Leah (Sanaa Lathan) and Carter (Michael Ealy). But the film then takes a U-turn to a dismal and predictable story of a deranged stalker and subsequent revenge taken by the victim.Lathan and Ealy are both good in the parts. The chemistry was excellent, and there was a wonderful scene where she introduced her "perfect guy" to her parents. But after that heartwarming trip, a pit stop at a gas station changes everything when Carter nearly kills a harmless bystander in a frenzy of jealous violence.The gas station attendant calls the police, who never arrive to press charges against Carter. An ongoing problem with the film was the complete incompetence of the slow-acting police in response to the clear endangerment of the life of Leah.SPOILER ALERT: By the final third of the film, it was clear that Leah had to play the role of vigilante, much like Charles Bronson in his "Death Wish" films. Incredibly, the advice that Leah received for how to kill her persecutor was given by the inept police detective. Apparently, it is not police protocol to give such advice at the station, but it is acceptable if given in a coffee shop! Overall, "The Perfect Guy" was well-photographed and included a good cast. But there could have been more creative choices to breathe life into a tired formula.