Rent A Perfect Man (2015)
3.4 of 5 from 81 ratings
1h 39min
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- Synopsis:
Twenty-five-year old Mathieu (Pierre Niney) has always aspired to become a famous author, but despite all his efforts, he has never managed to be published. Meanwhile, he earns his living by working for a moving company. One day, on a removal job, his destiny takes a new turn as he stumbles across the manuscript of an elderly and solitary man who has recently died. Initially hesitant, Mathieu eventually decides to steal the text and pretend he wrote it. Unexpectedly, he quickly becomes the bright new star of French literature. Everyone is now eagerly anticipating his second novel, and as each day passes and pressure mounts, Mathieu plunges ever deeper into a criminal spiral of lies in order to keep his dark secret hidden. - Actors:
- Pierre Niney, Ana Girardot, André Marcon, Valéria Cavalli, Thibault Vinçon, Marc Barbé, Sacha Mijovic, Eric Savin, Luc Antoni, Soria Moufakkir, Olivier Antoine, Frédéric Pellegeay, Karina Beuthe, François Rabette, Serge Grünberg, Ludovic Berthillot, Rebecca Fitoussi, Laurent Grévill, Clémence Chatagnon, Véronique Delclos
- Directors:
- Yann Gozlan
- Producers:
- Wassim Béji, Thibault Gast, Matthias Weber
- Voiced By:
- Morgane Lombard, Frédérique Farina
- Writers:
- Yann Gozlan, Guillaume Lemans, Grégoire Vigneron
- Aka:
- Un Homme Idéal
- Studio:
- StudioCanal
- Genres:
- Thrillers
- Countries:
- France
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Reviews (4) of A Perfect Man
A taught and excellent French thriller unfolding with mechanical precision - A Perfect Man review by Philip in Paradiso
This is an excellent film in every respect, full of suspense, surprises, and tension from start to finish. The initial storyline, as such, has been followed in other feature films: an aspiring writer pretends that a piece of writing he has plagiarized was written by him, and sends it to a publisher. The rest follows. This initial act of deceit sets in train a chain of events that unfolds with the mechanical precision of a sophisticated clock, ticking away in the background, relentlessly.
The acting is very good and the situations are plausible from start to finish, as the characters respond to what is happening to them and to each other. (I don't want to say too much...) The tension and suspense are close to unbearable at times: one misstep and you can lose everything, including the woman you love...
It is a gem of a film, which should become a classic of the genre in due course, in my view. Enjoy.
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Enthralling suspense thriller - A Perfect Man review by Alphaville
A talentless young French writer finds a dead man’s brilliant unpublished manuscript and passes it off as his own. No spoilers – this all happens in the first ten minutes. The book is a first-hand account of soldiering in the 1950s Algerian war. What could possibly go wrong? Finding out will keep you glued to the screen. The more dangerous and ridiculous his predicaments become, the more you’ll squirm with him. The suspense is akin to watching Kevin Costner becoming increasingly cornered in No Way Out. Great stuff, with a doozie of an ending that will make you both laugh and cry.
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Wishes come true - at a price - A Perfect Man review by AS
Pierre Niney is excellent as the would-be novelist who takes one risk and then faces an ever-escalating comeuppance. Adroit plot. Believable characters. Sharp direction. And a brilliant, if heart-wrenching, twist at the end.
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