"Perfect Love", an intentional misnomer, opens with a man showing police detectives how he murdered a woman. The film then flashes back to the beginning of his relationship with the victim, his lover, a beautiful ophthalmologist. The remainder and bulk of the film is dedicated to showing the rise and fall of the couple's relationship from falling in love to the souring differences and it's ultimate and irreversible dissolution. A product of a controversial auteur who is known for her graphic sex scenes, "Perfect Love" falls on the lesser side of her rather uneven body of work. Though the players work well together, the genesis of the relationship is unconvincing and the psychology behind the relationship seemingly preposterous at times. Given subtitles, only two players, very little story arc, a sloth-like pace, and an unconvincing presentation, "Perfect Love" is difficult to recommend. (C)
