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Ferpect Crime

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After Rafael (Guillermo Toledo) accidentally kills a rival coworker in a department store fitting room where they work, he is blackmailed by the unattractive Lourdes (Mónica Cervera), who witnessed the crime and helped him get rid of the body. Forced to marry her, Rafael lives in constant fear of Lourdes -- both what she will make him do, and whether she will report the crime. Driven to the breaking point, Rafael begins to wonder if knocking off Lourdes might solve his problems.

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Critics Consensus

If you like your comedies wicked and pitch-black, El Crimen Perfecto delivers without flinching.

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Peter Howell Toronto Star 11/18/2005
3/4
A story that begins as farce but that evolves into something approaching satirical profundity. Go to Full Review Rick Groen Globe and Mail 11/18/2005
2.5/4
My advice is to choose the first half, where things are really funny until they aren't. Go to Full Review Wesley Morris Boston Globe 10/07/2005
3/4
An outrageous comedy of errors set at a Madrid department store. Go to Full Review Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) 11/12/2008
4/5
An outburst of filmic inventiveness and a nicely convoluted plot with elements of outright fantasy, nearly all of which works. Go to Full Review Film Threat 01/09/2006
4.5/5
Paul Doro Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 12/02/2005
2/4
Scattered clever moments do not a good dark comedy make. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Marco L @decatur555 Mar 10 The Perfect Crime is the kind of black comedy that doesn’t try to be charming so much as aggressively funny, uncomfortable, and a little cruel. Álex de la Iglesia turns a department store into a grotesque battlefield of ambition, vanity, and mediocrity, pushing everything into excess without ever pretending otherwise. Guillermo Toledo is excellent as a smug, pathetic lead, but Mónica Cervera is the one who really leaves a mark, creating a character who is exaggerated, awkward, and strangely sad all at once. The film moves at a frantic pace and is driven by a very strong visual style, which keeps it entertaining even when it goes too far, as de la Iglesia often does. Not everything lands equally well, but its energy and dark comic bite make it far more memorable than a standard comedy. See more 04/14/2019 Una satira envuelta en humor negro hace que la reflexion sobre el control sexual y la manipulación femenina se conviertan en situaciones fantasiosas e hilarantes muy a lo Alex De la Iglesia. See more 03/28/2016 Another fantastic work by Alex de la Iglesia... "THE" black comedy. See more 02/25/2014 On this one you're in for a blast, See more 10/04/2013 (***): [img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon14.gif[/img] A funny dark comedy. See more 05/17/2013 A mix of farce and darkness hat never really melds in a good way. See more Read all reviews
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Alex de la Iglesia

Director

Guillermo Toledo

Rafael González

Mónica Cervera

Lourdes

Luis Varela

Don Antonio Fraguas

Enrique Villén

Comisario Campoy

Fernando Tejero

Alonso

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Synopsis After Rafael (Guillermo Toledo) accidentally kills a rival coworker in a department store fitting room where they work, he is blackmailed by the unattractive Lourdes (Mónica Cervera), who witnessed the crime and helped him get rid of the body. Forced to marry her, Rafael lives in constant fear of Lourdes -- both what she will make him do, and whether she will report the crime. Driven to the breaking point, Rafael begins to wonder if knocking off Lourdes might solve his problems.
Director
Alex de la Iglesia
Screenwriter
Alex de la Iglesia
Production Co
Sogecine
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Crime, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
European Spanish
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 19, 2005, Original
Release Date (DVD)
May 16, 2006
Box Office (Gross USA)
$415.5K
Runtime
1h 43m