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21 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Film ThreatEric CamposFilm ThreatEric CamposA wicked good time.
- 80L.A. WeeklyJohn PattersonL.A. WeeklyJohn PattersonWriter-director Alex de la Iglesia's bouncy, swaggering satire of ethics-deficient, survival-of-the-fittest free enterprise, peopled by broad grotesques and hysterical caricatures, adds Chabrolian callousness to a cartoonish worldview reminiscent of Frank Tashlin or Joe Dante at their most frenzied.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasPerfectly delightful.
- 80SalonStephanie ZacharekSalonStephanie ZacharekEl Crimen Perfecto is a joyride that leaves you feeling drunk and dizzy and swearing that you haven't touched a drop.
- 80Dallas ObserverLuke Y. ThompsonDallas ObserverLuke Y. ThompsonTremendously funny and entertaining.
- 70The New York TimesLawrence Van GelderThe New York TimesLawrence Van GelderMr. Toledo's performance as the shallow and cowardly, yet strangely sympathetic Rafael is a wonder of comic timing, while Ms. Cervera is unforgettable as Lourdes, the ugly duckling who becomes not a swan, but a monster.
- 70Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesChicago ReaderJ.R. JonesA seamless mix of satire and suspense, with inspired performances by Toledo and Monica Cervera.
- 70The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasAs it progresses from black comedy to something approaching surreal horror, El Crimen Perfecto swells into a nightmare reminiscent of Griffin Dunne's journey through Soho hell in "After Hours."
- 50Village VoiceVillage VoiceAt its most ludicrously self-referential, the film achieves the perfect meta-moment when Toledo, seeking pointers on how to get away with murder, buys a copy of "Dial M for Murder" (released in Spain as Perfect Crime) and notices the title scans incorrectly as Ferpect Crime.
- 50New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoThere's not enough good material to fill the film's overlong 105 minutes. Is there an editor in the house?