Do men who hit women watch this and cringe?

I doubt the type of men that hit women would actually watch this movie. If they did, they'd probably conclude that their actions are justified or actually relate to Martin's character by stating "The stupid bitch deserved it."

Probably not. Abusers don't get it. In their minds they are fine people.

Probably not- they probably wouldn't connect themselves to him, and tell themselves they're 'different' or 'justified' or got 'driven to it' :(

They probably think Martin is the hero of the story, and are shocked when he bites it.

I think abusive men would dismiss seeing the film if they knew about its plot, believing the material as some sort of man-hating propaganda, or they would tell themselves "Hey, at least I'm not as bad as him, I've never kicked her, tried to kill her, always made it up to her" etc and/or believe themselves different and justified in their abuse. That's if they even recognize the parallels.

I doubt men who are wife beaters would watch this or if they did they think they are above and better than the man profiled in any wife-beater movie.

I've had two uncles who beat my aunt almost to death. This was two separate marriages. Both were in their minds above the law and better than anyone else. One uncle would read the paper in the morning and make fun of the criminals who got caught. He called them names and cuss words saying they deserved to get caught because they made mistakes. He never made a mistake in his mind. If he knocked over his coffee it wasn't his fault because he didn't look around the newspaper, it was my aunt's fault for not putting it in the right spot. I could see him actually saying that the husband should have picked a better wife who could be controlled and would listen better.

As someone else stated below men like this live in their own little world. They feel justified for their actions.

I hope abusive men who hit women end up like Martin after watching this