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One wonders who invested money in this ill conceived black comedy from Spain. As directed, and co-written by Javier Rebollo, this Spanish entry is an example what is wrong in their film industry. For a handful of good movies from that country, there are even more horrible movies, such as this one, that are painful to sit through, as is the case with "Killer Housewives".

We are given an absurd situation in which a married woman caught in a bad marriage has had it. Azucena has a lover who works for her husband. Things are so bad, she wants to knock him off, so she can enjoy her erotically charged sessions with her lover, but little does she know he has other plans. A senseless killing leads to other crimes, which do not make much sense.

It is clear Mr. Rebollo had no idea what he was getting into when he decided to get this project off the ground. Black comedy requires a lot of talent, something that is clearly lacking here. Watch it at your own peril.

This very dark Spanish comedy - whose title translates into English as "Killer Housewives" - stars Neus Asensi as Azucena, the unhappy spouse of smug businessman Felipe (Accion Mutante's Antonio Resines). Though Azu is getting some on the side from macho bonehead Pablo (Carlo Lozano) and hubby is a font of ready cash, she can't stomach the abuse she's taking from her man, and determines to dispose of him with the help of sister Isabel, cousin Quique, and sycophantic simpleton Lalo. Indeed, they commit the crime with such ease that Azu decides homicide could be a useful way of dealing with ALL the vaguely annoying creatures in her life, leading to a series of bloody set-pieces worthy of a Tarantino flick. If you've enjoyed other Iberian black comedies such as Ãlex de la Iglesia's Day of the Beast or Crimen Ferpecto - or even, God forbid, the all-American Kill Bill - you'll probably enjoy Marujas Asesinas.