Perfect (2018 film)

Perfect is a 2018 American science fiction thriller film directed by Eddie Alcazar in his feature length debut and starring Garrett Wareing, Courtney Eaton, Tao Okamoto, Maurice Compte, and Abbie Cornish.[1] The film had its premiere at South by Southwest on March 11, 2018.[2] It was released in the United States on May 17, 2019.[3]

Perfect
Theatrical release poster
Directed byEddie Alcazar
Produced by
  • Eddie Alcazar
  • Javier Lovato
Written byTed Kupper
Starring
Music byFlying Lotus
CinematographyMatthias Koenigswieser
Edited byGardner Gould
Production
company
Brainfeeder Films
Release date
  • March 11, 2018 (2018-03-11) (SWSW)
  • May 17, 2019 (2019-05-17) (United States)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

A young man finds the corpse of his murdered girlfriend lying in the bed next to him. Having received a call from him, his mother takes him to a genetic-engineering clinic, where the patients transform their bodies and minds.

Cast

Production

The film's working title was Puberty.[4] The project was unveiled by Brainfeeder Films at the 2016 American Film Market.[5] Part of the filming took place at the Sheats–Goldstein Residence in California.[6] Flying Lotus wrote the score for the film.[7]

Release

The film had its premiere at South by Southwest on March 11, 2018.[2] SingularDTV subsequently acquired the worldwide rights to the film.[8] It was released theatrically in the United States on May 17, 2019.[3] It was released through video on demand on Breaker on June 21, 2019.[9] In Scandinavia, the film was released on DVD and Blu-ray by Nonstop Entertainment in January 2020.[10]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 21% based on 14 reviews, with an average rating of 3.60/10.[11] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 36 out of 100, based on reviews from 7 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[12]

Peter Sobczynski of RogerEbert.com gave the film 2 out of 4 stars, writing, "Eddie Alcazar's movie is ambitious enough, but it's the work of a would-be visionary without any clear vision."[13] John DeFore of The Hollywood Reporter wrote: "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."[14] Amy Nicholson of Variety commented that Eddie Alcazar and Flying Lotus are "fixated on body horror, vanity, breaking good-taste boundaries, and blurring the lines between feature film, music video, and art installation."[15] Chuck Bowen of Slant Magazine gave the film 1 out of 4 stars, writing, "Eddie Alcazar's Perfect is the sort of purposefully inscrutable, wandering, disconnected, symbolic, and highly precious mood bath that you'll either adore or loathe."[16] Jeff Ewing of Forbes called it "surreal and complex, with the natural beauty of the surroundings alternating with body horror and psychedelic interludes."[17]

References
  1. Haring, Bruce (March 10, 2018). "Steven Soderbergh/Eddie Alcazar sci-fi film 'Perfect' Has First Look at SXSW". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  2. Perkins, Rodney (March 9, 2018). "SXSW 2018 Trailer: Take a Sci-Fi Trip with Eddie Alcazar's PERFECT". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  3. Blais-Billie, Braudie (April 10, 2019). "Flying Lotus Previews New Song in Perfect Film Clip: Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  4. Slingerland, Calum (February 2, 2018). "Flying Lotus Scores Eddie Alcazar's New 'Perfect' Film". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  5. McNary, Dave (November 5, 2016). "Abbie Cornish, Dylan Gelula, Garrett Wareing Join 'Puberty' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  6. Grobar, Matt (March 12, 2018). "'Perfect' Cast On A Rigorous Shoot At Los Angeles' Iconic Sheats-Goldstein Residence — SXSW". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  7. Gottsegen, Will (April 10, 2019). "Flying Lotus Teases New Song in Perfect Film Clip". Spin. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  8. Hayes, Dade (May 29, 2018). "SXSW Entry 'Perfect' Acquired By Blockchain Studio SingularDTV". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  9. Swope, Michelle (June 23, 2019). "Interview: Director Eddie Alcazar on Breathtaking Style and Grotesquely Fascinating Body Horror in PERFECT". Dread Central. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  10. Perfect (Blu-ray). DVDCompare.net.
  11. "Perfect (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  12. "Perfect". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  13. Sobczynski, Peter (May 17, 2019). "Perfect". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
  14. DeFore, John (March 14, 2018). "'Perfect': Film Review | SXSW 2018". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  15. Nicholson, Amy (March 14, 2018). "SXSW Film Review: 'Perfect'". Variety. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  16. Bowen, Chuck (May 14, 2019). "Review: Perfect Is a Series of Lurid Pillow Shots in Search of a Soul". Slant Magazine. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  17. Ewing, Jeff (December 20, 2018). "Blockchain Blockbusters: Breaker And The Promise Of A Blockchain Studio". Forbes. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
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