The Perfect Guy

The Perfect Guy is a 2015 American thriller film directed by David M. Rosenthal, starring Sanaa Lathan, Michael Ealy and Morris Chestnut.

Plot
After Leah Vaughn (Sanaa Lathan) ends her relationship with her boyfriend, David King (Morris Chestnut), she starts a new one with a charming guy named Carter Duncan (Michael Ealy).

At first, they grow close, but after an incident in which Carter assaults someone, Leah ends the relationship.

Carter doesn't take the breakup well and begins stalking Leah, threatening her life and the people around her which makes Leah realize that there's more to Carter than she thought she knew about him.

Cast

 * Sanaa Lathan as Leah Vaughn
 * Michael Ealy as Carter Duncan
 * Morris Chestnut as David King
 * Tess Harper as Mrs. McCarthy
 * Charles S. Dutton as Roger Vaughn
 * L. Scott Caldwell as Evelyn Vaughn
 * Kathryn Morris as Karen
 * Rutina Wesley as Alicia
 * Holt McCallany as Detective Hansen
 * Ronnie Gene Blevins as Dalton
 * Shannon Lucio as Cindy
 * Michael Panes as Cooper
 * John Getz as Tom Renkin

Production
The principal photography for the film began on August 6, 2014, in Los Angeles, California.

The film was shot mostly at night using Sony digital cameras and anamorphic lenses. Much of the shooting used available light to create a “mysterious” look because the film's director of photography, Peter Simonite wanted the film to be dark.

After 34 days of shooting, "The Perfect Guy" wrapped up filming in mid-September of 2014.

Box Office
"The Perfect Guy" opened at #1 at the box office, grossing $25,888,1154 in its opening weekend despite the fact that the film wasn't screened for critics or had previews on Thursday nights.

As of September 25, 2015, the film has grossed $45.8 million.

Critical Reception
"The Perfect Guy" has received generally negative reviews from critics.

On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds a rating of 19%, based on 26 reviews, with an average rating of 3.9/10.

The site's consensus reads, "The Perfect Guy threatens to tip into enjoyably depraved territory, but ultimately settles for timid thriller clichés."

Metacritic gives the film a score of 36 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".

On CinemaScore, audiences gave the film an average grade of "A-" on an A+ to F scale.

Michael Rechtshaffen from The Los Angeles Times said the film had "more clichés than thrills."

Eddie Goldberger from the New York Daily News gave the movie a one-star rating, saying, "The only difference between this thrill-less thriller and a Lifetime movie is a $15 ticket."

Despite the negative reviews, Entertainment Weekly gave the film a "B-", saying the film "escalates quite nicely, leading to a satisfyingly white-knuckled finale."