Not quite 'perfect'

With Hilary Duff and Heather Locklear starring as a mother-daughter duo, this movie is the epitome of the saying, "nothing in life is perfect." \nJean (Locklear) is a single mother who is desperate to find the perfect man. The problem is every time her relationship with a man falls through, she packs up and moves her two daughters to a new city. Irritated by her mother's immature ways and determined to do anything to make her mother happy, Holly (Duff) creates an imaginary admirer to boost her mother's confidence. \nBy interviewing her friend's charming uncle, played by Chris Noth, and learning what pleases a woman, Holly soon gets caught up as her mother begins to fall for her admirer. \nAs things continue to grow out of hand, Holly is torn on how to break the news to her mother without hurting her. \n"A Cinderella Story" director Mark Rosman teams up, once again, with Duff to create this poorly written film that is one cliché after another. "Perfect" tries hard but clearly fails at being a comedy; it even tries to create comedic relief by including Caroline Rhea, Mike O'Malley and "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy"'s Carson Kressley in its supporting cast. Far from comedy, this movie winds up being a bit disturbing as Duff pretends to be the admirer and exchanges e-mails with her mother. \nThe performance by Duff is dull and ordinary. It seems that she is always playing roles that are much like herself; although she may be maturing by age, she should begin to take on roles that are more challenging. Locklear does a good job portraying her selfish character's insecurity and need to find the perfect man. \nMaking the movie even more disappointing would be the usual special features including, deleted scenes, commentaries and outtakes. Carson Kressley also provides a tour of the cast's wardrobe, which I found somewhat boring. \nAll in all, this movie was barely able to reach out to the audience to which it was geared. Any adult would find it far from romantic and the idea of Duff posing as her mother's imaginary admirer, nothing but troubling.