The Guide to the Perfect Family (2021) User Reviews

Good movie about Modern family

[erginero · 7/10 · 12 October 2021]

Story is realistic, shows problems of our modern society, failed communication between parents and children. There are roughly 4 different parent types in the story perfectionist, careless, overbearing and permissive. Each one acted pretty good, psychological situations are well staged. You should not expect an action movie script as some reviews were expecting, this is a good drama where you will enjoy more if you are aware of those difficulties in today's families.

Simple yet touching story

[proartdirector · 7/10 · 2 October 2021]

This story faced by so many modern families seems to be commonplace and not worth making a movie out of. Yet the art direction is beautiful and there are some moments that brought a lump to my throat. This is a near tragedy with a glimmer of hope.

not the absolute worst but not great

[topy-44652 · 5/10 · 14 July 2021]

I actually liked the movie but my problem was the ending i felt like it had no clear conclusion. I know some ppl like stories that don't end with a full resolution and leave space for your imagination to run wild but i personally hate them, so that was my main problem with this movie. But i did love the actual story.

Saved by the direction

[aheaven2005 · 7/10 · 9 October 2021]

An okay family drama/comedy about real struggle of teenagers, kids and parents. Trogi is clearly one of the best director Quebec has and it shows again in this one, saving a little bit the predictible story.

Realistic view of a modem family !

[lucienm-60321 · 8/10 · 14 July 2021]

Very good movie about the challenges of raising a family in this day and age !

Very good casting.

Recommend viewing.

Parents to watch

[ks-60500 · 4/10 · 17 July 2021]

Set an example of modern parents nowadays n I feel quite common in my society. Just set the line but not too over is fine. Movie itself not too bad just little obvious about the story, wasn't it?

A movie that can challenge the viewer believes about parenthood

[miguelasampaio · 10/10 · 14 July 2021]

A movie that challenges the viewers to question their parenthood, marriage and the way the system has been dealing with the youth. It has drama but also lots of humour and social critics in between ...not a movie for kids but for young adults and maybe teenagers.

I gave it a 10 because there is no 9.5 the movie has its flaws but delivers a strong and honest message that is hardly seem to be delivered from most movies.

Movie has nothing to tell.

[sheysii · 3/10 · 15 July 2021]

The movie literally talks about nothing. There is almost no drama going on, the story is distorted and plain. Everything happens so fact and quite frankly without much reason. They definitely wasted so many opportunities to tell us more about the teenager's or his dad's mental state.

Netflix has some good productions in terms of family movies but this one was a loss of time for me.

Yeah! Louis Morissette

[nicboujunk · 10/10 · 11 September 2021]

Such a great movie! The best one in Quebec cinema for a decade. When Morissette is first author, you can't go wrong. Very enjoyable.

More like the guide to nothing

[HorrorFan6969 · 1/10 · 17 July 2021]

This movie is like a lot of things we already seen. But in less better. It's a big disappointing dramedy.

Three generations in one shot

[carlesmiquel · 8/10 · 10 September 2021]

I would leave to the viewer the final conclusion about this film. It touches, with a great amount of realism, the chasm between generations for a family living in the second decade of the 21st century. Attitudes grabbed from fads on the internet. Disconnection inside a dysfunctional family. Stress and anxiety coming from a job or from school. Millennial's ways of expressing their stand in life. Split ideas on parenting. I believe this film deserves watching and understanding the complexity of relationships, the ways in which we all dig our own graves by staying silent and, above all, the importance of empathy and love when things seem to go down the drain. Good and believable acting along with a superb editing make this film an interesting study on family dynamics.

Emilie Bierre is the only good thing about this movie.

[Scarlett1324 · 5/10 · 7 October 2021]

The title says it all. She is the only one acting with nuance and bringing some depth to her character. The rest of the cast is a caricature, one that has been seen before. It makes the movie predictable and, sadly, quite boring. And just when the story started to be interesting, the movie ended. The idea is good, but not the execution.

Great film that delivers

[giguerm · 8/10 · 2 August 2021]

Not only a good reflection of today's crazy overparenting but also, a pertinent look of our "performing" society.

Great watch

[nicole_paradis04 · 10/10 · 12 September 2021]

Much better than I expected. It has an important message and shines a light on society and pressures we face today. Highly recommend.

Captures a generation

[kevs5612 · 8/10 · 9 September 2021]

The film does a great job in capturing today's problems when it comes to family and everyday life's problems. The movie looks great and I enjoyed the soundtrack.

It feels like this generation has been captured on camera and that is rarely nailed accurately without feeling off.