mario_c CRIMEN FERPECTO is a Spanish film by Alex de La Iglesa that mixes the black comedy with the crime-thriller genre.It's about a man that always got what he wanted, especially about women (someone like a "Casanova"…) and had no scruples to get it. But one day after he killed his boss accidentally, his life turns around, as a woman that he always despised blackmailed him, and turned his life into a living hell. How? Forcing him to love her and doing everything she wanted to! It has two or three good metaphors about the way people relate nowadays and the decadent values of our society, but it's essentially a comedy so it takes these issues with sarcasm and irony. One great example is LOURDES family: a completely dysfunctional family that seems to be taken from a 70's Italian movie! LOURDES (played by Monica Cervera) is completely bizarre and paranoid herself, making RAFAEL (Guillermo Toledo), the main character, look like a victim… that he's definitely not! Mentioning a very famous quote: in this movie "no one is innocent"… So, the film is not "ferpect", I mean perfect, but it's very good, and funny, in an effective way!

kosmasp Well some plans aren't that simple. But then again, if they were, you wouldn't have a movie, now would you? So this black comedy revolves around a man who's used to be on top (quite literally sometimes) and they show him in that way. A man who starts up on top, can fall down very hard ...Of course that is what happens here. And there lies one of it's faults maybe (in my eyes). While it was/is very fast paced in the beginning with many great jokes keep coming at you at an unbelievable pace, it feels like it stops after a certain point. The jokes come very slow after that and you're rooting for this anti-hero. At least I did root for him ... Watch it if you like your jokes to be as black as the night!

hhbooker2-1 This film is about the tragedy of an elegant man, Rafael, played by Guillermo Toledo. The most seductive and ambitious salesperson of a large department store who loves beautiful women, elegant clothes, and select environments. He considers himself blessed. He is convinced that one day his triumph shall be absolute. Rafael possesses a very distinct talent, he was born to sell. It is in his blood. That is why he works in a big department store. He has turned the ladies' section into his domain. The perfume girls are crazy for him.Rafael also has a definite goal in life. He aspires to become the new floor manager. His main rival for the position is Don Antonio Fraguas (Luis Varela), the veteran responsible for the gentlemen's section. Due to fatalities of fate, Don Antonio accidentally dies after a heated argument with Rafael. The sole witness of the crime is Lourdes (Monica Cervera), a very ugly, insignificant, and obsessive co-worker. Aware of the unusual situation, Lourdes begins to blackmail Rafael. She first obliges him to become her lover, then, her slave, and finally, her husband. Rafeal becomes exasperated to see his highly refined milieu degenerate to a vulgar-hell. In the verge of madness, he plots to end with Lourdes once and for all. This time Rafael, cannot commit a mistake. The motion picture is in the Spanish language with English sub-titles which are brief and very easy to read, even if they were not present, the acting speaks for itself in a universal language that crosses all boundaries. Respectfully yours, Sarge Booker of Tujunga, California

pdx3525 Rafael Gonzalez (Guillermo Toledo), is a salesman in the ladies section of a fashionable department store in Madrid who has it all: good looks, a sharp wardrobe, and a confident, brash manner that allows him to get his way with women and in the workplace.Rafael has clear goals, too, the most important of which is to lead a "perfect life," and little patience for anybody who settles for less. Such a proud man, of course, is perfectly set up to take a fall and Rafael plunges very far indeed in this hilarious black comedy by Spanish director Alexis de la Iglesia.Rafael's slide begins when a hated rival, Don Antonio (Luis Varlea), wins a coveted promotion. An argument follows and Don Antonio ends up dead. Rafael's role in the accident goes undetected by the police only because Lourdes (Monica Cevera), an unattractive coworker he has long ignored, helps dispose of the corpse.Lourdes assistance comes with a price. She has long carried a torch for Rafael and uses the threat of police exposure to get her own "perfect life." She insists Rafael become her lover, meet her parents, and marry her. In short, Rafael is about to be trapped in the kind of dull, mediocre existence he has always mocked.Watching Rafael try to escape from the world Lourdes plans for him – raising children in a badly decorated suburban apartment filled with clown paintings and spending evenings collecting ugly miniatures -- provides lots of laughter and entertainment and plenty of insights into contemporary Spain. In the end, each character gets what they want – but as usually happens in life itself – there is a clear winner and loser. Highly recommended.9/10