"Perfect Plan" unfolds the theme of trust issues and "children of dysfunction." These issues figure in the dilemma of two winsome realtors in Chicago, Lauren and Maddie. They place their trust in a phony homeowner in the exclusive Burr Ridge Park district, who exploits them in a cash transaction for the sale of the home.

The slick con artist named Kennan Blake has impersonated the owner of the multi-million-dollar home after murdering the brother and sister, Sean and Rebecca Crawford, along the Appalachian Trail in Maryland. He then hires an unemployed actress, Brenna Lakeview, to impersonate the sister. He retains Lauren and Maddie as realtors, whose motto is "experience, diligence, and integrity."

The heart and soul of the film was in the comaraderie of the two realtors. Maddie had the lively humor that raised morale after the partners lost their enormous commission. For her part, Lauren had the worst luck imaginable in losing the commission, her job, and her boyfriend, yet was tenacious in searching for the culprits.

One of the most interesting characters is the carpenter Garrett Crawford, who lost out on his inheritance, but redeemed himself in supporting Lauren in discovering the con artist. He was also a perfect match for Lauren. This romantic side of the film effectively complemented the main narrative of the scam and demonstrated that hope springs eternal for children of dysfunctional families.

Emily Rose, Lucas Bryant, and Jonathan Watton are great in this very satisfying mystery thriller. The script flows well and the production is tops. Emily Rose is low key with plenty of heft even though she is beautiful. The main men are tall and thin so it is very plausible what happened. Recommend!

I have to say that I was drawn into this story , It had a different feel to it , not like the usual predictable daytime movies. I agree with other reviews regarding that awful music throughout, I mean it just did'nt fit with this type of movie, completely mismatched!

The plotline here was good, intriguing , with some good acting performances from the cast. It kept me guessing and interested throughout, I think a 5 rating is fair, a thumbs down for the music though !