The Perfect Husband

As a horror film fan, I have wanted to see "The Perfect Husband" for a while, ever since I saw the violent trailer and clips. It does not disappoint in the gory violence department, but I found it to be too short, with an abrupt ending. Still, the film is a haunting exploration of the darkest corners of the human psyche; a portrait that doubles, or maybe masquerades, as a slasher.

Gabriella Wright is good in the role of Viola, although her role does not demand much from her, except for a few scenes of considerable emotional range. The final minutes of the movie include an unbelievable twist that is sure to leave the viewer in a state of shock.

This Italian film is not a must-see film by any means, but it is a must for art-house and horror film fans.

Nicola and Viola are a young married couple in the midst of marital woes after having lost a baby. A quiet weekend in the woods seems like the perfect solution but... This situation never ends well and before long, too much solitude gives birth to paranoia and jealousy and Viola finds herself in a desperate and brutal battle against the man she loves. Bret Roberts and Gabriella Wright give heart-wrenching performances as lovers pushed to the brink by grief and madness, and director Lucas Pavetto's crisp clear photography helps to elevate this thriller above others of its kind. Violent, disturbing and with a doozy of a plot twist that makes a second viewing mandatory, you'll want to marry yourself to "The Perfect Husband".

Watched it last night and just loved it...Well done. I felt that the movie was reminiscent of the works of Alexandre Aja. The gratuitous blood and gore of most movies of today was replaced by suspense and off camera incidence and handled very well. As an avid movie watcher I can usually catch the direction a story is going in by at least 1/3 the way in. Not so with this one. Where most stories have a twist at the end, I found this ending to be more of a corkscrew. The photography is excellent and the production design looks remarkable. Good acting by all the actors involved (bret roberts,gabriella wright). This is, in my opinion, a must see for even the average movie watcher. Nothing is as it seems... A great experience of madness with a good final twist

A well made indie movie. I had not heard of it

I caught the trailer a couple of months ago and it looked interesting even if it looked like something that I've seen before. Having seen this movie, it ended up being a very well done psychological thriller with good atmosphere, great acting, and some well done suspense.

Good: I like how subtle this movie approached the story. The first 30 minutes or so are a bit slow. It helped set the premise and develop the characters making them a strange couple with a family tragedy. Things starts to slowly unravel and the suspense is handled well with some great dread building throughout the movie. Then the horror starts and it is intense and rather freaky.

One of the most trying questions I always have for my friends whenever they have just seen a horror film that I have yet to see, is whether or not the film was scary. After all, what good is a horror film if it's not horrifying? I saw "The Perfect Husband" yesterday, and I was disappointed at first, but I slowly changed my mind. The film's story deals with a family tragedy as one couple tries to overcome the loss of their child. But, the husband (Bret Roberts) deals with his pain through torture. Now, the film's first trailer is hosted here.The clip shows the husband becoming more and more erratic. He confines his wife (Gabriella Wright), while attacking his neighbor. It seems that this vacation is just an opportunity to kill. Excellent storytelling makes this story refreshing. Movie will keep playing with audiences, making them guess which horror sub genre will it go as the movie closes in? Is it good old "there's evil in the woods!" story? Is it a ghost movie? Is it something entirely else? Good atmosphere, good use of sets and locations. Good acting by Gabriella Wright and Bret Roberts make somewhat B script seem much more larger and better then it actually is. It's moves slow at time which only adds to atmosphere and character build. Speaking of characters it's refreshing to see likable characters that you don't want to die immediately after they are introduced into the movie. It only adds up to horror when terror finally starts. Screenplay itself gives you just enough to know what's going on (mostly at the end), but thankfully nothing was over explained and too detailed. The Perfect Husband puts a very unique twist on the thriller/horror genre, and it is a very good movie in that right. 8/10