An abused woman (Lopez) discovers that the dream man (Campbell) she married wasn't whom she thought he was. She and her daughter try to escape (such as to her previous boyfriend played by Futterman), but he pursues relentlessly. Fearing also for the safety of her daughter, she decides that there's only one way out of the marriage: kill him.
Now for The Zone's Eye View
By Laura Alber
Less than an original story, and more of an attempt to put a bundle of Hollywood actors in one film. "Enough" tells the age-old story of the abused wife seeking justice and a peaceful future. Although a very worthy topic, it has unfortunately been done to death. I much prefer the suspenseful "Sleeping With The Enemy" to this predictable story, starring Jennifer Lopez. I was also a bit put out with the use of ridiculous title cards before each new scene. It was as if they didn't know if they were trying to build a suspenseful thriller, or throw in some comedy relief. Whatever the reason, it didn't work for the film. If you were at all intrigued or in a state of suspense, this would surely be ruined by being "introduced" to the next scene.
Enough doesn't seem to have the "meat" it needs throughout most of the film. The only real fun is at the end after Lopez finally wises up, hires a personal trainer, and is ready to kick Billy Campbell's ass! Which is all what we've been rooting for the entire film. The build up to this point is very lacking though. Lopez seems to be kind of ignorant to what is going on under her nose from the very beginning.
The one thing the film had going for it, was the cast. It was wonderful to see Billy Campbell again, after the unwise cancellation of "Once and Again". Noah Wyle finally gets to play the jerk you love to hate, rather than the great doctor on "ER". Juliette Lewis is granted a reprieve from her bad girl roles, and is allowed to be the best friend of "Slim" (Lopez), with the heart of gold who would do anything for her friend. These three acting challenges were reason enough to see the film.
Enough begins with the "chance" meeting of Mitch (Billy Campbell) and Slim (Lopez) in the diner where she works. The next scene of course is the wedding. So, basically they've left out whether or not this abuse is "new" or has been going on all along, which to me is another big mistake the movie made. Only after their child, Gracie (Tessa Allen) is born and about 3 or 4 do we begin to see the abuse in action. Of course, with his current attitude, one would think he's not been the most perfect of husbands this whole time. But, like I said before, we were never given the opportunity to see how they were before.
"Slim" literally hesitates leaving, looking around the beautiful house, like she was actually considering staying in her "seemingly" perfect home. She is very meticulous in the film later on with planning and strategizing in event that Mitch would find her and her daughter, yet she didn't think far enough ahead when she first left, to get cash out of the account or plan a safe house before he knew she was plotting to leave. I guess they couldn't decide if she was supposed to have common sense or if that was something she amazingly acquired only after she found her mobster father Jupiter (Fred Ward) whom she'd never met before.
The whole film was constructed very sloppy and was certainly not very believable. Other than the cast, this film didn't have "enough" to draw in the box office numbers, nor will it capture the home entertainment crowd. The Zone rates Enough a 3 out of 10. (Wait for cable)
