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I have to admit, the only reason I even watched this film was because I'd heard that Ben Affleck directed it. It's cheap, it's cheesy, it's, well, it's odd... but the thing is, it's great. You might have to have a slightly warped mind to get it but it's worth it in the end.

Let's face it: most successful commercial directors treat their earliest work as throwaway fodder, an excuse to learn their way around a camera and crew before investing anything personal into it. Beyond that, it's tasteless and tacky as any kind of critic to take pot-shots at any student film without being left humbled by the "Oh yeah? Well, let's see you try it" retort. And yet… I Killed My Lesbian Wife, Hung Her on a Meathook, and Now I Have a Three Picture Deal at Disney, notoriously disowned directorial debut of the current Oscar winner and man-who-will- be-Batfleck (man, gaffes were easier to live down pre-internet), is a film that seems to be begging to be hated, caveats and all. There are few who likely won't. Even Ben Affleck. Actually, make that especially Ben Affleck.

Maybe it's the title - insipidly, smugly provocative in a way that sneers "I'm a STUDENT. I'm an ARTIST. You wouldn't UNDERSTAND". Maybe it's the script - a grab bag of tired film industry clichés, as if cobbled together from the outtakes of Robert Altman's The Player, then paraphrased by a tittering teenager at a roller disco. Maybe it's the way it wears its filmic devices on its sleeve, like ticking boxes on a class rubric (the film opens with a shot of the director noisily chowing down on a bloody, rare steak. Hark: a metaphor!), or has the thematic depth of your average M&Ms package. And not peanut M&Ms either - regular, uninspired kind. We can chalk the nauseatingly grainy film stock up to no-budget school equipment and age. But the lazily cross- cutting editing, and nonsensically jittery camera-work (at least three times, characters stray out of the frame, and the camera simply forgets to follow them, leaving us with protracted close-ups of chins or shoulders)? That'd be a film school F for sure. But hey - at least he maintains the 180 degree rule.

Theoretically, the film is meant to function as a black comedy, but its unbelievable deluge of misogynist garbage and haphazard violence without even a whiff of salient critique or intent is enough to warrant a heartfelt metaphorical punch in its metaphorical meathead face. At 16 minutes, the short seems to take hours to put itself out of its misery. Speaking of, if audience misery was Affleck's objective, he's cast perfectly. As the obnoxious, woman-hating filmmaker, star/co-writer (speaking of nepotism…) Jay Lacopo's Jerry-Seinfeld-meets-Joe-Pesci impression makes his bipolar(??) schtick about as funny as having a board slowly nailed to your hand. Co-star Karla Montana's performance is about as flat as said board, but compared to Lacopo, she's practically award-worthy. Indeed, apart from the occasional lines of industry-lampooning pseudo-snappy banter (and by occasional I mean three) enough to raise the shadow of a chuckle, there's really nothing in store but grating, vitriolic braying. It's good for a derisive laugh or two, but honestly? You'd be better off watching Gigli.

Yup. I went there.

For a film wherein the only discernible theme is 'being a filmmaker allows you entitled wish-fulfilment', it's ironic that Ben Affleck's most fervent wish would be for it to be buried forever. Appropriately, as my attention strayed watching I Killed My Lesbian Wife, Hung Her on a Meathook, and Now I Have a Three Picture Deal at Disney – Ben Affleck's dirty laundry – I began folding my clean laundry.

I've never been so invested in my laundry.

-2/10

Ben Affleck's debut is a piece of talent superimposed over bad execution.

The movie talks about a killer who is in search of a victim and the twist at the end makes it glitter. Poor camera work, poor editing & poor narration makes it look like an amateur film. But isn't it it?

The story is intriguing, and the lead character has some substance. Yet, it couldn't score the tag for me.

4/10 rating! Because of the dialogues and use of prose in this film made it look like a fresh written plot. But as a critic, I was disappointed. And at the same time, marvelled at the approach of the makers.

Watch it because the director is now an Oscar winner.

You definitely want to watch this film more than once to absorb its full impact. Once you pick up the storyline - which is strange indeed, watch the film again just to observe the antics and facial expressions of the lead. He's hysterical and intense - you never know where he's going. Not much talent like this in Hollywood these days. It'll be interesting to see how he does in "The Third Wheel" this summer. My new favorite actor - let's hope he makes it.

This film sounds like cheap sensationalist trash made only for cheap laughs and to sell to drunks and idiots. It is. But that is what is so goood about it. I presents a simple funny look at the media and also at the state of society today, such as the line " I'm not really sure that mickey mouse would want that boss." This film can be watched over and over again and does not need a serious plot or to make a moral point about the state of society. it does not need an expensive cast or soundtrack- It is just good raw entertainment.

Just look at the title. Only if you were so confident about your film would you call it that. What a classic!

I may not have seen the actual film, but from the title alone I feel like I have. 10/10 from me, would recommend others watching the film so that they can tell me if the film is as good as the title, not that it matters. Up there with skyscraper, The Meg and Pocahontas.