The Perfection (2018)
Director: Richard Shepard
Watched: 5/26/19
Rating: 2/5
“Wayward Psychological Warfare”
“Black Swan” meets “Whiplash”,
add some “Nymphomaniac”.
Plot wrought with tension,
chills and thrills, twist after twist;
keen acting, sexy Shanghai.
A clever concept
made more and more ludicrous-
cheap scares, absurd twists,
senseless hacking, blood and gore;
“Made in China,” after all?
Title Meaning: At the Bachoff Academy in Boston, Anton’s motto (more like a hazing chant) references “The Perfection” as the ultimate thing all students are mandated to attain in order to remain enrolled. Or they will “pay the price”.