Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are small time enforcers who kidnap a mentally challenged man as a scare tactic to ensure their boss’ boss escapes prosecution.

The problem with “Gigli” is it is a really bad film. If you’re going to skip one film this year – make it “Gigli.”

However not all the acting is to blame for the film’s problems. Lopez is actually pretty good in her role. She comes off tough enough and brash enough to make her character work - however she’s mismatched against Ben Affleck’s “Gigli.” Lopez overshadows her co-star completely.

Affleck is miscast in his role. Normally a competent actor (and an award-winning actor), he should have demanded the role be re-written more comedic than it was.

The resulting script has left his character too shallow, too meaningless and no chemistry with his leading lady. And Affleck should have seen it as he knows what a good script should offer.

Then there are the problems with appearances of Christopher Walken and Al Pacino. Both actors appear in the film in seemingly “key” roles.

Yet neither of them ever reappear to follow through on their involvement in the plot. Their participation in the film is less important than a celebrity poking his head out of the window as Batman and Robin climb by.

I can’t recommend “Gigli” at all - it gets 1 star and is rated R for sexual content, pervasive language and brief strong violence.