Enough

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Summary: Jennifer Lopez would get an Oscar soon.
Review: Here is the pretty example that how a good and talented actor like Jennifer Lopez would not only survive but prevail and surpass all the obstacles and gliches of any bad script and hold it together to the end. That's what we call an actor a "STAR", a lone star that shines in the dark sky, dutifully and truthfully, no matter what. This is the actor who believes herself and always with 100% commitment once she decided to sign a movie contract, no matter what her realistic personal life would be. I respect that and just wish all other actors would do the same.

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Summary: Stunning
Review: I'm one who disagrees with the negative critics on this. I thought Jennifer Lopez was brilliant in "Angel Eyes" which was one of my favorite films. While I'm mostly ignorant of her work as a singer, as an actress I've got to applaud. As Slim in "Enough" Lopez is believable. She shows an inner core of determination from which the character draws self respect and is stirred to action. Juliette Lewis is good as the "go girl" cheerleader friend Ginny. Noah Wylee is appropriately irritating as the friend of the wife beater who is a corrupt cop and searches out Slim. Tessa Allen as the daughter is as cute as can be. Judging Amy's Dan Futterman does a nice guy as Joe, Slim's old flame. Fred Ward who played Earl Smooter in "Sweet Home Alabama" has a strong cameo as Jupiter. Bill Campbell's bad guy Mitch is not so scary as obnoxious, which works for me as the film builds to the final showdown. The subject of violence against women is one that pushes my button; so I reacted well to a film in which the woman fights back and wins. If there were a criticism I might have, it is that most victims do not have a rich father like Jupiter to bankroll their escape. The DVD version has no deleted scenes. We see the music video of the title song where Jennifer Lopez appears to be writing the words which were actually written by Aimee Mann. All in all, this is another great movie. It's not a pretentious critic's choice, but a great crowd pleasing entertainment. It builds marvelously with great pacing to its inevitable climax. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

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Summary: Enough said...
Review: Turkey with Jennifer Lopez as a victim of marital abuse. After finally having the courage to leave her husband nabbing her child in tow, Lopez moves to a new location and goes on a bodybuilding course to return back home to kick her ugly husband's (Billy Campbell) [rear]. Ridiculous, predictable film with a plot so wafer thin it's laughable.

Enough proves to be another rehash of one of those shameful TVM movies about a battered wife who seeks revenge on her violent husband. Had it not had so many plotholes and miscast characters, Enough may have survived the critics test but as Lopez films go- this one really takes the biscuit.

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Summary: I don't care what they say, J. Lo's great!
Review: I hesitated to see this movie because of all of the critics who were saying how bad it was. Are they prejudiced against a singer turned actress? I don't understand what they're talking about. It is a very intense, well done movie, that kept me on the edge of my seat. Of course it wasn't totally plausible, but it's a movie! J. Lo was totally believeable and is a really wonderfull actress! And I love that she got him back, J. Lo Rocks!!

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Summary: A Crowd Pleaser If You Ignore the Serious Nature of Subject
Review: Jennifer Lopez's latest film "Enough" is attacked by most critics as ridiculous and impossible. At least, the opening 30 minutes of the film is not that ridiculous and impossible, following the life of waitress J-Lo's "Slim" who meets a rich, hunky guy in a diner where she works for, marries him, and has a lovely daughter. So far, nothing is wrong with the movie.

But J-Lo and director Michael Apted, who possibly loves to depict strong women, should have known that when they deal with a delicate matter like domestic violence, they have to be extra-careful about the subject matter. The issue is, as everyone knows, a very serious one. When you know that, can you make a crowd-pleasing thriller out of it? Maybe yes. But even in that case, you cannot make the battered wife act the way "Enough" shows in the following 90 minutes.

I do not write down every detail of what Silm does after she realizes that her husband is no longer an amiable All-American guy, but a wife-beating brute, except this. Slim knows there are such people as lawyers and the police, and possibly shelters; she has a best friend Juliette Lewis who listens to her, and is truely willing to help; she has plenty of money (how did she get it? Don't ask me); but every step Slim takes is, I suppose, the worst (or most labored) one we can think of. In short, she runs, runs, and runs. The word "manipulative" is too weak here when the abusive husband has equally incredible power at hand to track down her, which easily matches that of FBI. Especially when the husband is portrayed by miscast and hammy Billy Campbell.

I should not talk about the climax, which gives another incredible ride to this revenge story. But, after watching the finale gleefully, the film makes me think; Should we follow her path of fighting back? Or can we? Is that what the film want to say? I hope not.

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Summary: Pretty Good
Review: I thought this movie was pretty good. It is a little disturbing in some parts, with the physical abuse an all. But the end more than makes up for that. So J-Lo is like an abused wife and she runs away and gets a new identity, but the husband finds out where she is and some stuff goes down and she gets away from that and then he finds out whrere she is again and she finds out that he knows and she comes up with this great plan that I'm not going to tell you. You'll have to watch the movie.

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Summary: J.Lo ROCKS in "Enough."
Review: I am a hardcore Jennifer Lopez fan and I just had to see this movie....J.Lo stars in the screen with action, grit and determination. It was very refreshing to see her portraying a vastly different situation from her other the movies. Basically, the movie is about a innocent woman ("Slim")who earnestly believes she has met the right guy and lives the perfect life. But when her husband, Mitch befomes a total coward and becomes unfatithful to her..she finally protests against his infidelity. This is when the good part comes in.. he constantly stalks and pursues her and their child, Gracie, until Slim has "Enough" and decides to finally even the score with an indomitable passion. In the end, the two go head -to-head, with Jennifer knocks the livin' daylights of him. Others may have their opinions, but this is a true A+, action-packed movie. Lopez keeps the screen in a wonderful, stunning performance.

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Summary: Not Enough to keep me awake..
Review: I rented Enough last night. It really did keep my attention until the end where she was practicing her training and stuff. Then I fell asleep..
I was just sick of everything being so predictable and how she didn't do anything right...and was just sorta stupid about the whole situation. Though, it was really good and I enjoyed watching most of it. I didn't like how they randomly put in titles though...

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Summary: Better Than Expected
Review: I could say I've had 'Enough' of J. Lo - what, with all of the recent publicity revolving around how she can't keep a husband. Well, in this movie, she has a darn good reason to get rid of her husband: he's a cheater and an abuser. And not only that - he's a complete psycho too. I was hesitant to see this movie, mainly because it just looked uninteresting. Luckily, my friend rented it, so I got to see it for free. And you know what? It wasn't bad. Not at all.First, I will say I like J. Lo. She was great in films like Selena, Out of Sight, and The Cell. But after all the recent fluffy films she's been in (The Wedding Planner, Maid in Manhattan) I was a little weary about how she would handle a heavy dramatic role. She did fine. So did Billy Campbell, as her almost too-overly-evil husband. Juliette Lewis was good as her best friend, and Noah Wyle puts in a great, but small, performance as a character none of us are used to seeing him play (Dr. Carter would be disappointed). So the performances are good, as is the action, which for me was at times edge-of-your-seat. However, I will say that, despite the fact that it's good, it would have made a much better Lifetime: Television For Women made-for-Tv movie (they're always showing movies about women running from abusive/psychotic/maniacal men) as opposed to a film on the big screen. That's probably why it will do better on video and DVD than in the box office - stories like this were invented for the small screen.

So, 'Enough' is a pretty good film - especially towards the end when J. Lo decides SHE'S had enough, and decides to fight back. This will have every female who watches it cheering her on with such phrases as "You go girl!" and "Kick his butt!". All in all, it kept me entertained for a couple of hours, and that's more than enough for me.

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Summary: Implausible to its core.
Review: Jennifer Lopez, in spite of what her detractors say, is capable of giving a good, skilled performance in a good movie. For those who don't believe me, look at her work in Steven Soderbergh's "Out of Sight." It was layered, funny, sexy, intelligent and daring. Since "Out of Sight," though, Lopez has yet to make a movie as good or give a performance as good. Onscreen, even in a weak film, she can be charming, as she was in "Maid in Manhattan" or "The Wedding Planner," or better than her script, as she was in "Angel Eyes" or "The Cell."

"Enough," though, is her worst performance and worst film. When I saw this in the theater, having read some bad reviews, I found I could only sit through half of it before deciding that I'd wasted enough of my time. It was awful, offensive, scary, implausible and badly written.

Lopez stars as Slim, a waitress swept off her feet by Mitch, a rich and charming man who always gets what he wants. Years into their marriage and long after the daughter they've conceived has grown into a precocious, annoying little movie child, Slim finds out just how far Mitch will go to get his way. Suddenly, though she's known him for years and never had a problem with him, his character turns from a prince into a psychotic, abusive monster. This happens in marriages, I know, but I doubt it happens this way.

Campbell plays Mitch as a looped, inhuman monster. His character isn't to be believed. Neither is Lopez's. Saddled with an undefined character with an unexplained first name, you never, ever feel anything for her.

... I walked out of the movie because it didn't make any sense and I wasn't going to wait around for some violence-splattered, who-cares-anyway ending.