Enough (2002)
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A woman trapped in a marriage of abuse must find the inner strength to fight back against her violent husband.
The story
Slim is a waitress in a Los Angeles diner who marries Mitch Hiller, a wealthy man who seems to protect her from others. They live a seemingly happy life with a daughter until six years later, when Slim discovers Mitch has been repeatedly cheating on her. When she attempts to leave, Mitch becomes physically abusive and threatening, claiming he will not end his affair unless she chooses to fight him. Realizing she is being watched and trapped by his control, Slim must find a way to escape his reach and protect her daughter from his escalating violence.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After Mitch foils her initial escape attempt and freezes her bank accounts, Slim flees to Seattle to stay with an ex-boyfriend, Joe. She eventually seeks help from her estranged, wealthy father, Jupiter, who provides her with funds and a new identity. Despite being hunted by Mitch and his corrupt accomplice, Robbie, Slim eventually goes into hiding in San Francisco. She sends her daughter to safety and trains in Krav Maga to prepare for a final confrontation. She lures Mitch to her location, where they engage in a violent struggle. Slim eventually overpowers him, knocking him off a balcony to his death. The police rule her actions as self-defense, and she reunites with her daughter to live in Seattle.
- First release year
- 2002
- Runtime (minutes)
- 115
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Michael Apted
- Writers
- Nicholas Kazan · writer
- Cast and characters
- Jennifer Lopez · Slim; Billy Campbell · Mitch; Juliette Lewis; Dan Futterman; Noah Wyle
- Genres
- psychological thriller; action drama
- Themes
- domestic violence; female empowerment; male entitlement
- Tone and mood
- tense; violent
- Setting
- Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle in the early 2000s.
- Premise and plot tags
- abuse; survival; martial arts
- Source material / true-story basis
- Black and Blue by Anna Quindlen
- Reception
- The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics, who criticized its logic and writing, but it has been viewed more positively in retrospect as an underrated thriller.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 22% · scale: percentage · review count: 125; Metacritic · score: 25 · scale: 100 · review count: 32
- Awards and nominations
- Golden Raspberry Award · Worst Actress · lost
- Production trivia
- Sandra Bullock was originally cast as Slim.; The film was originally planned for a September 2001 release.
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