Enough

Enough DVD

A diner waitress Slim Jennifer Lopez meets Mitch Bill Campbell a handsome rich man who defends her in the diner. They marry and have a child but Slim's happiness is soon lost when she discovers that her husband has a mistress. When confronted Mitch becomes abusive and proceeds to lay down controlling laws for Slim. As the abuse grows worse Slim realizes that fleeing is her only path to freedom. Mitch's determination becomes evident as he tracks Slim down terrorizes her and uses the legal system to his advantage scheduling a custody hearing. Realizing that flight and the law are not her strongest allies Slim takes intensive combat classes preparing to meet Mitch one last time intending to kill him in apparent self defense. ENOUGH wisely spins typical gender roles beyond the training of its protagonist. Slim is aided by a sensitive male admirer Dan Futterman who has stamina problems and her daughter Grace Tessa Allen who has admirable basketball skills. When it comes time for the climactic last battle ENOUGH doesn't get bogged down with politics sexual or otherwise. Instead it gleefully delivers an elaborate bloody final brawl.

Enough [VHS]

Ridiculous, manipulative, and utterly irresistible, this push-button thriller instantly qualifies as a guilty pleasure, even when you know it's just a B-movie potboiler with moxie to spare. Taking a savvy clue from Ashley Judd's Double Jeopardy and any number of endangered- female melodramas from Hollywood's golden age, Jennifer Lopez stars as a blue-collar beauty who marries the really wrong guy (Billy Campbell). Eventually, of course, she discovers his philandering and spends the rest of the movie in nomadic flight from his hot-tempered brutality. Bankrolled by her estranged father (Fred Ward), she protects her young daughter, but knowing she must face the inevitable showdown with Campbell, she buffs up with Krav Maga self-defense courses and... well, we won't spoil the "surprise." With Campbell doing everything but twirl his mustache, this shameless provocation is beneath the talents of director Michael Apted, but with J. Lo in charge, it's a revenge fantasy that's guaranteed to please. --Jeff Shannon