christiansmovies Review of The Perfect Secret

The Perfect Secret (2019)

Cliché follows cliché- and unrefined storyline

[1/10 · 9 January 2022]

The Movie has great German acting and good cinematography. But that's about it. It falls short on cleverness and refinement. It is somewhat always over the top. The script would have needed several refinements - and whenever social criticism was expressed, it was quickly resolved and pushed back into standard definitions. Example: it's ok to show that the mother that is seeking career is confronted with the reality that moms have a difficult standing in job life- and women for the matter - but why would she question the whole thing and wants to be a full time parent, while at the same time the father finds himself better in the role as the working father??? Or why is it good to be clericalised as a teacher- the discussion of that it destroys creativity and progress in school is ignored. Leaves the end of the film, which was completely unnecessary. The prove of friendship would have been 1000 times better if the friends would have shown their love for each other by embracing their gay friend and each other's flaws. Why the scenes after the dinner. Disappointing!