The Perfection
Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): May 24, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
60
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
4
Negative:
2
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90
Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshMay 22, 2019
Like leading lady Williams, the exterior of The Perfection is flawless, covering up the darkness that lies beneath. The wild ride in store is both supremely disturbing and unpredictable. But rendered with such care, skill and sheer glee — it’s utterly divine. Read full review
83
ConsequenceAlex HuntsbergerMay 22, 2019
The film is more than an accumulation of shocking twists and surprises. It’s a tawdry but perceptive meditation on the ways that victims of abuse build walls to protect themselves from harm — and the great lengths that someone would have to go to knock those walls down. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyMay 23, 2019
It delivers. The Perfection is a pure hit of twisted, absurd camp catnip. Read full review
73
IGNRosie KnightMay 23, 2019
If you like weird, boundary-pushing, and unexpected movies that divide audiences you'll probably love The Perfection. Read full review
70
Rolling StoneDavid FearMay 25, 2019
There’s a certain quality of watchfulness and wiles-using Williams brings to this damaged, possibly deranged protagonist that suggests instability hiding behind her shiny hair and perfect teeth. Read full review
70
The New York TimesJason BaileyMay 24, 2019
This is a filmmaker aware of the conventions, who wields them with wit and precision and knows his audience is on the gag as well. In many ways, The Perfection amounts to little more than a bag of tricks. But no one is pretending otherwise. And they’re good tricks. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckMay 23, 2019
A stylishly made, nail-biting effort that proves consistently engrossing. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubKatie RifeMay 23, 2019
The Perfection takes deep, fetishistic satisfaction in pushing the envelope, then pushing it some more, building in seductive fits and shocking starts to an orgiastic frenzy of cinematic excess. Is it a progressive movie? Not especially, but that’s okay as long as you know what you’re getting into. Read full review
65
Paste MagazineAndrew CrumpJun 5, 2019
At its best, The Perfection is an homage to 1970s horror movies and 1980s thrillers, a glorious, multi-hewed mind screw. Read full review
60
The GuardianBenjamin LeeMay 23, 2019
There’s a rare unpredictability that initially proves alluring, at least until that confusion starts to feel less intentional. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreJun 17, 2019
With each rewind, the picture locks-up and we disconnect with what’s going on, and more importantly, with the characters. Which renders the minimalist promise of The Perfection a promise largely unfulfilled. Read full review
50
The Film StageMichael SnydelMay 24, 2019
Presented as multiple chapters that cloak a structure of two discrete halves, the problem is less the film’s fiendish compulsion to shock its audience with sudden body horror or its corkscrewing narrative than its design being seemingly reverse engineered to complete that purpose. Read full review
50
RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyMay 24, 2019
With a script by Eric C. Charmelo, Nicole Snyder and Shepard, The Perfection has a gory grindhouse sleaze overlaid with the tony gleam of the upper-crust, a very sick combo. Read full review
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The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzMay 23, 2019
Most everyone who watches The Perfection will instead be staring at the screen slack-jawed, dumbfounded at the gory silliness they endured. Read full review
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The PlaylistLena WilsonMay 22, 2019
Either this movie was made due to one of the most humongous creative blind spots in all of filmmaking, or it was made because in this, the year 2019, there are still people who believe that eroticized, lightened-up rape scenes are not only permissable – they are empowering. Read full review
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