Wordiezett So much average

ReaderKenka Let's be realistic.

TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Kaydan Christian A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

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

leilapostgrad El Crimen Ferpecto is absurdly funny from beginning to end. Rafael Gonzalez (played by a man who looks like the Spanish Dennis Miller) is a fearless lady's man from the moment he pops on screen and reveals his philosophy on life – he goes for what he wants, and he only wants the best. That's why he doesn't mind working at an upscale department store. He's constantly surrounded by perfect things and beautiful co-workers. His perfect world comes crashing down, however, when Rafael and his boss get into a brutal fight that leaves a clothes hanger in Rafael's throat and a coat hook in the back of his boss's neck. His ugly, sex-starved, co-worker Lourdes helps him dispose of the body and cover-up the murder, and then blackmails him for all the sex, love, and affection he can give. Just when you think Rafael's life can't get any worse, it does, and every new punishment Lourdes inflicts on him is better than the one before. Pure entertainment.

bodomo De la Iglesia has come up with a pastiche of good ideas from pre-existing, classic movies, and stuck them together into "El crimen ferpecto". The gaudy sets and primary colors are a dead ringer for Almodovar movies, the cops with their mannerisms are pure Hitchcock, and the ending is a straight rip-off from Fellini's "8 1/2"---the only missing thing there is Nino Rota's score, although they substituted that by something equivalent.The result is a movie that you will have a good time watching, but about which you'll forget all 2 days later.On the positive side, it's a funny dark comedy. On the negative side, it loses *a lot* of steam in the second half, and the numerous imitations of other directors yield a disjointed end result---like expecting to get a working animal if you grab one part (even the best part) from many others and then put them together haphazardly.

mikeheneberry This is what I call a "disaster" comedy -- kind of like "Meet the Parents" or that HBO show "Curb Your Enthusiasm", where the humor comes from watching the main character squirm through a series of excruciatingly terrible situations, where everything he does seems just makes things even worse. I laughed out loud a lot as the hero, a suave ladies man and top salesman in a big-city department store, finds his world turned upside down after the big promotion fizzles out and he finds himself pursued by the ugliest girl in town.This is a fast-paced, non-intellectual, crowd-pleasing kind of flick and though it's in Spanish, the humor is broad and I think American audiences will like it, if they get to see it, in spite of the subtitles.