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The Perfect Catch

The Perfect Catch

Romance · Drama · TV Movie · 2017

When Jessica Parker’s former high school boyfriend, superstar baseball player Chase Taynor, returns to town, she finds the inspiration to reinvent her struggling diner… and revisits the past to find something even better for the future.

Movie details

The Perfect Catch

2017 Romance · Drama · TV Movie 1h 24m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.6 / 10

2.6K votes

TMDB

6.3 / 10

Community rating

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When Jessica Parker’s former high school boyfriend, superstar baseball player Chase Taynor, returns to town, she finds the inspiration to reinvent her struggling diner… and revisits the past to find something even better for the future.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over The Perfect Catch?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Steven R. Monroe

Written by

Brian Sawyer · Hanz Wasserburger · Gregg Rossen

Nikki DeLoach

Nikki DeLoach

Jessica Parker

Andrew W. Walker

Andrew W. Walker

Chase Taynor

Lisa Durupt

Lisa Durupt

Nina

Chance Hurstfield

Chance Hurstfield

Wesley

Vincent Dangerfield

Vincent Dangerfield

Brett Thompson

P. Lynn Johnson

P. Lynn Johnson

Lindy Taynor

Eric Keenleyside

Eric Keenleyside

Mason Taynor

Court is in session

Put The Perfect Catch on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.