THE PERFECT GUY (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Sanaa Lathan (Alien vs. Predator), Michael Ealy (Seven Pounds), Morris Chestnut (Boyz n the Hood), Tess Harper (No Country for Old Men), Charles S. Dutton (Blind Faith), L. Scott Caldwell (Dragonfly), Kathryn Morris (Minority Report), Rutina Wesley (True Blood), Holt McCallany (Gangster Squad), Ronnie Gene Blevins (Seven Psychopaths), Shannon Lucio (Feast of Love), Michael Panes (The Anniversary Party), John Getz (Zodiac)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

David M. Rosenthal (A Single Shot), director; Tyger Williams (Menace II Society), writer; Tommy Oliver (1982), Wendy Rhoads (The Haunting in Connecticut), Nicole Rocklin (Middle of Nowhere) and Darryl Taja (film debut), producers; Dave Fleming (Revenge for Jolly!) and Atli Örvarsson (Babylon A.D.), composers; Peter Simonite (Fairhaven), cinematographer; Joan Sobel (A Single Man), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

After breaking up with her boyfriend Dave (Chestnut), successful lobbyist Leah (Lathan) soon meets and starts a relationship with charming stranger Carter (Ealy). However, when Dave soon comes back into the picture, Leah finds herself caught in the middle of a sinister love triangle and must decide who she can trust and who she must fear…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Starting off as a standard romantic drama but then escalating into something much more frightening, The Perfect Guy – a box-office hit in the States – is a chilling little film that will have you guessing all the way through.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 20TH NOVEMBER 2015

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