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16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75USA TodaySusan WloszczynaUSA TodaySusan WloszczynaThe best romantic comedies intoxicate like vintage champagne. Picture Perfect, on the other hand, is like a wine spritzer. Insubstantial and oversweet, it still refreshes as a midsummer brain cooler. [1 August 1997, p. 3D]
- 63ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliUnfortunately, Picture Perfect uses embarrassing contrivances to sabotage what should have been a pleasant excursion down a familiar road.
- 60The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinThe film bounces busily among these players until it has to slow down and pretend to be sincere.
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt's a shame the plot is so contrived, because parts of this movie are really pretty good.
- 50The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThough "extremely mediocre" may seem like an oxymoron, no phrase better defines Picture Perfect. Aside from wearing, with visual discomfort, a series of absurdly revealing dresses, Aniston does little to distance herself from her "Friends" persona with this slightly less likable character.
- 50Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversJennifer Aniston is a friend in need of a movie script that will really let her talent blossom. Picture Perfect is too TV-ish and timid a romantic farce to do the trick.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleRuthe SteinSan Francisco ChronicleRuthe SteinAnother romantic comedy about a career woman who has everything except a man, is Jennifer Aniston's attempt to break out of her TV role. But she doesn't have the magic on the big screen to make us forget where she came from.
- 40Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovThe result is a vacuous feel-good movie that leaves you feeling nothing at all.
- 40SalonCharles TaylorSalonCharles TaylorWhat Picture Perfect sells as romance is a junior high school health class morality lecture we all got years ago. And it was a crock then, too.
- 40Chicago ReaderLisa AlspectorChicago ReaderLisa AlspectorOlympia Dukakis and Illeana Douglas come off poorly in silly supporting roles that make Aniston seem to have screen presence by default. Her character's habit of compulsively adjusting her bodice ensures our attention has the proper focus.