Movie Reviews: The Perfection (Netflix)
I love to watch scary movies or thrillers. They keep you on your toes, however, in the past few years they have kind of become predictable. You can guess who the killer is and why. I came across a movie on Netflix that actually had me still playing detective through most of it. If you are looking for a movie that keeps you guessing and grosses you out a little bit then The Perfection is the movie for you. I thought I had this movie figured out from watching the trailer, and getting a few minutes into it but boy was I completely wrong.
Charlotte, a girl who attended a prestigious school for gifted musicians, was forced to leave due to family issues. She returns years later to what I thought would be her intro back into the music world. She was a guest judge where she ended up connecting with the now-famous musician, Lizzie, that came in after she left. They end up falling for each other and decide to backpack through Asia together.
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What I thought was going to be the typical jealous girl wants her day back in limelight turned into a darker and deeper story. It turned out to be about revenge just not on the person I thought. This school while known for producing world-class musicians had a dirty secret that made me instantly sick to my stomach. Every teacher strives for perfection in their students and while I figured the consequences would be severe like practicing until your fingers bled and making them listen to the piece over and over again, I was dead wrong.
They used flashbacks in the movie to bring the whole thing together as sometimes you think you understand what is going on but in reality, if you don’t pay attention you can miss the cues. The other thing that you have to pay attention to is misdirection, at first, I thought that there was a pandemic going around sort of what’s going on in the world right now.
But around halfway through the movie, I realized that there was more to the story. The power of suggestion in part with the innuendo that something was not right is what keeps you guessing. It is suggested that Charlotte is the antagonist based on her actions however you learn at the end, that may not be the case. Nothing is certain in the movie, and the flashbacks are crucial to putting the pieces together.
While the reviews for The Perfection weren’t fantastic from what I saw on IMDB, I still think they did a good job with it. It kept my interest the entire time, and I wanted to pay attention to the movie more than my phone. It also makes you wonder if these movies are based a little bit on factual events and it makes it scary to want to send your children to a place without your constant eye and attention on them.
