Perfect Crime

Spanish director Alex de la Iglesia's blacker-than-black comedy about life at the shallow end of the pool is etched with acid, marinated in cynicism and photographed in the vivid colors favored by de la Iglesia's mentor, Pedro Almodovar. Rafael Gonzales (Guillermo Toledo) was born to rule chichi Madrid department store Yeyo's — literally born to do it. His mother went into labor in the accessories department while buying a handbag. Now an unapologetic rake with a taste for the finer things in life, Rafael sees himself as nothing more than an "elegant man who wants to live in an elegant world." But reality fails to match his deluxe ideals; the handsome sui...