The Perfect Match

A commitment-averse playboy (Terrence Jenkins) begins a casual affair with a mysterious young woman (Cassie Ventura); they agree there are to be no strings and no questions—but before long he finds himself breaking his own rule, falling in love and wanting more from her than he ever has from any woman. There’s enough talent in front of the camera to make this romantic dramedy work: Jenkins, Ventura, Donald Faison, Paula Patton, Joe Pantoliano, a few others. But others in the cast are downright amateurish, and the talent behind the camera doesn’t serve anybody well—the script (by Brandon Broussard, Gary Hardwick and Dana Verde) is trite and stilted, Bille Woodruff’s direction awkward and ill-framed, and Tommy Maddox-Upshaw’s garish cinematography fails to impart the intended romantic glow. J.L.