BoardChiri
Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay
GarnettTeenage
The film was still a fun one that will make you laugh and have you leaving the theater feeling like you just stole something valuable and got away with it.
Casey Duggan
It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny
Billy Ollie
Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable
persian-belle
This film was not made to be popular or to be judged. It was made to open the eyes of woman in abusive situations (emotionally or physically).It's no surprise that this film isn't popular. To appreciate this film, you need to relate to it. You would have to be a mom with a child living with a controlling, abusive man scared for your safety and that of your child. Yes, it's not fiction. It's more common than you think, even right here in North America.The book is almost like a step-by-step video manual to inspire abused woman to take action. Of course this is Hollywood and they wanted to make some situations more extreme than the average (rich abusive husband paying everyone off), although they can happen.The ending is supposed to demonstrate what many abused woman dream about, although most don't carry it out. If they wanted to, it wouldn't be so hard. Women are generally underestimated but much smarter than some men think. Because of their sense of empathy, you see fewer female criminals and killers out there. However, if motivated by extreme and built-up anger, woman are capable of carrying out many things without ever being caught. The expression "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" rings very true here. I agree that it's not the wisest choice to take the law into your own hands and put your life at risk especially when you're a mother. Still, the ending gives a satisfaction (at least metaphorically) to abuse victims and motivates them to act. The film shows them that abuse is not acceptable and when they see the main character (Slim)'s anger, they get in touch with their own anger which has probably been ignored or denied for too long.If you're a grown woman of any age and living in any situation, watch this film, because abuse can creep up in a household silently and gradually and it's usually not this obvious at first. This film shows you the truth about that part. Trust me, this is not fiction. It does happen more often and is more widespread than you think.(If you're an insensitive person or think men are boss, then this film is not for you. You're in no position to judge it. Don't get involved with women and get some good therapy instead.)
greenejc6
I don't possibly see how people could give this movie a bad review! Enough is one of Jennifer Lopez's BEST performances. It may not be a big-budget production straight out of Hollywood, but I will say that there needs to be more movies like this. Enough is a thriller that actually keeps you locked into the plot. Also; So many movies now-a-days have great openings but horrible endings... I can honestly say that Enough has a great start (opening), and a SUPERB ending!!! The ending will leave you jumping up cheering for an encore!! Please ignore all the bad reviews and see it for yourself. You won't be disappointed.
Raul Faust
Well, I start this review by stating that first scenes are quite cliché and unwell done, making you feel like it's just another dumb Hollywood story. It gets even worse when we have no develop of the main couple's relationship; they meet, kiss, marry and she get slapped. It is hard to believe that such a clumsy movie could become more interesting after some while-- and thank god it eventually did. Jennifer Lopez's character having fighting classes and trying to get rid of her monster ex husband is a good time in this wrecked plot, which delivered an euphoric feeling to the spectator-- albeit being too similar to "Double Jeopardy" final scene. This isn't an example of a great movie, but entertains for a while if you're able to ignore clichés and eventual bad acting.
Anssi Vartiainen
A movie where an abused woman finally has had her fill and decides to do something about the situation. And for some reason this came across as overly wake and forced, as though it could never happen in real life. But I was forced to ponder, why. Because had this been a film about, say, an abused factory worker, who decides to take action against his monster of a boss, it wouldn't have been anything extraordinary. But when it's a woman that decides to become proactive, it somehow feel slightly odd and even wrong. Are we so ingrained with our conceptions about what the different genders should be like that seeing a woman take a very masculine stance on something automatically bothers us? Apparently so, or at least I was, to my complete surprise.And therein lies the strength of this film. It's brave enough to take a stance, to have a woman in a role that's usually reserved for males, to do something that's pretty much expected of from men in movies, but which is extremely rare for her gender. In that aspect it's extremely fresh, invigorating and all kinds of awesome.Unfortunately the execution of this bold idea ain't so hot, so to speak. The actors are rather good in their roles, though Jennifer Lopez still has that "I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth" quality to her no matter how much she suffers. Not a flaw really, but she wasn't a perfect fit for the role. But in the end it's the storytelling and the pacing that keep this movie from being great. The basic plot flows pretty well, but there are certain scenes that go by way too fast and some that just go on and on and on... You've all seen movies like this where the third act is really hurried and the final solution comes right out of nowhere with no explanation or forewarning. It doesn't ruin the film, really, but it is more than little aggravating.Still, I can't say that I wasted my time watching this film. It's a good concept with slightly below average execution so as a whole this is still perfectly watchable no matter how you look at it.