If you can get past Jennifer Aniston's form-fitting wardrobe in a movie about a woman struggling to advance in her profession, this romantic comedy is a fair match with My Best Friend's Wedding. Both films feature conniving, self-centered heroines who undergo a transformation--Aniston presents a bogus fiancé (Jerry Maguire's Jay Mohr) to impress her advertising agency boss and gradually discovers a mutual attraction with the imposter. Both movies go off in delightfully unpredictable directions. Picture Perfect falls prey to occasional sitcom fluff, but it's a fine showcase for Aniston's comedic and dramatic attributes. Critics were mixed-to-harsh in reviews for this movie, perhaps because it's a bit derivative and poses slight challenge to Aniston, who proved her skill with light comedy as a principal cast member of TV's Friends sitcom. It's clear that Aniston is a fine comedian, and she shows that talent to advantage in Picture Perfect. If you enjoy this movie, you should also check out Aniston's follow-up romantic comedy, The Object of My Affection. --Jeff Shannon
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A plucky, perky, Prada-clad junior ad executive pulls out all the stops hoping to snag a coveted account, but what her superiors really want is a mature, settled employee. What's a girl to do but increase her credibility by inventing a fiance from out of town, based on a random photo taken at a friend's wedding? But the ruse backfires when it attracts the office Lothario--and our heroine really does fall in love.
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"Jennifer Aniston is Hollywood's Newest Leading Lady." - David Sheehan, CBS-TV
As adorable as she is ambitious, Kate (Aniston) is determined to turn her mid-level advertising job into an executive position - and equally determined to snare Sam, the agency's ultrasuave Romeo who prefers illicit affairs with attached women. She achieves both goals by pretending she's getting married to Nick, a man she met at a wedding and barely knows. But her carefully constructed fictional life comes face to face with reality when her boss wants to meet Nick, sending Kate's personal and professional worlds spinning out of control. This "warm, witty and wonderful romantic comedy" (People Magazine) costars Kevin Bacon, Jay Mohr and Olympia Dukakis.
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