The Perfection is a 2018 American psychological horror thriller directed by Richard Shepard. The film features Allison Williams as Charlotte Willmore alongside Logan Browning as Elizabeth “Lizzie” Wells, two highly gifted cellists ensnared in a horrific and sinister plot. The movie first debuted at Fantastic Fest on September 20th, 2018 and later came out on Netflix on May 24th 2019. The film has drawn interest due to its highly skilled performances and phenomenal plot twists.

Plot Overview

Charlotte Willmore, once a high-rising cellist at the Bachoff Academy, is forced to leave her career as a musician due to her needing to take care of her terminally sick mother. Years later, after her mother passes away, Charlotte reconnects with her previous mentors and meets Lizzie, who is the star pupil at the academy. The two women form a close friendship and travel together to the rural parts of China. Unfortunately, their trip goes awry when Lizzie unexpectedly gets very sick which triggers a series of disturbing events revealing the shocking truths of the academy and its leaders.

Character Descriptions

Charlotte Willmore (Allison Williams) – A talented cellist who was forced to stop performing professionally due to caring for her ailing mother. Charlotte wants to reenter the music world, but dark past forces her to get caught in a dangerous tale.

Remarkably gifted with a ‘mighty fine’ smile, Lizzie’s life changes for the worst the moment she crosses paths with Charlotte, deep down, unsheathing the cruelty of her supposed mentors. Los Angeles: Shota Shimizu, aka Anton (Steven Weber): Director of the Bachoff Academy. Endowed with a gift for sophistry. Dismissive of his cultured head lies a deceitful manipulator and a puppet master waiting to lure at the tender victims to plunge at his crook which he intended to use for his own vile purposes. Paloma (Alaina Huffman): Anton’s wife and an important insider of the academy. She tries to hide the scaffolding and cloak which acts as the cover for the vile deeds done at the institution. Roger Ebert

Styles and Themes

In “The Perfection” film, obsession, revenge, trauma, and the chilling world of classical music serve as the backdrop for the movie. The film is presented in a non-linear manner. Flashback and another narration of perspectives reveal the rest of the story. From the cruel nature of very horrific events depicting violence, the movie shifting through various lenses of a stark oppositional view towards understated tension, using stylistic choices and intense visual storytelling alongside its pace outlines. The film combines horror and thriller sides that make the audience question their percepts and assumptions happening before their eyes.

Final remarks

With strikingly bold narratives that combine matched sets of Set and performance while diving deeper into dark elements “The Perfection” movie provides exceptionally unpredictable, yet perfectly designed eerie cinematography. The film will leave its audience pondering always, the blurred line that exists between phenomenal level genius and crazy ambition within the musical world.

Because of the ambiguous ending, its haunting melody is sure to linger long after the final note.