Point of Reference: I am a REAL novice to the study of Buddhism-I've just started down this path and Perfect Teacher was the first film I've seen on Buddhism. Great treatment of the subj., but on a very basic level. I was looking for something with a bit more substance, but found it entertaining and somewhat enlightening. :) There were several times when I was surprised by the words or actions of the director of the film-it would have been useful to have had an understanding of the backgrounds of those involved making the film, with respect to their own journeys in Buddhism, their thoughts / experiences to date, etc. Without that its difficult to understand their words / actions in context.
The version of the film we saw had sub-titles which I found distracting. I would see the film again just to focus my attention on Rimpoche Khyentse-there were times when his words got lost in the "background noise".