Picture Perfect

Picture Perfect

Despite devising a revolutionary scheme to improve the sales of a major mustard company, ambitious advertising executive Jennifer Aniston finds her dreams of corporate success stymied by her status as an unwed, financially independent woman. Instead of filing suit, Aniston plays along with pal Illeana Douglas' position-improving scheme by attempting to pass off a recent acquaintance, with whom she happened to be photographed, as her fiancée. Eventually, she must present him in the flesh, guaranteeing scenes of farcical mistaken identity so exhausted by years of use and abuse that they have become almost impossible to pull off. Though "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. Only Jay Mohr, as the semi-imaginary fiancée, distinguishes himself, finding the right mixture of romantic sincerity and romantic obsessiveness for what could otherwise have been a bland character.

 
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