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A Cinderella story turns into a nightmare when a former waitress' perfect marriage gives way to adultery and physical abuse in this combination of domestic drama and revenge thriller. Motherless young... read more read more... woman Slim (Jennifer Lopez) works in a San Francisco diner with her best friend, Ginny (Juliette Lewis). After almost succumbing to the slick flirtation of an insincere customer (Noah Wyle), she is rescued by another dashing diner named Mitch (Bill Campbell). A few years later, the now happily married couple seem to have it all -- a perfect house, a precocious daughter (Tessa Allen), and a comfortable life. Then, Slim discovers that Mitch is actually a lothario who has been sleeping with other women behind her back. When she protests, he slaps her around and uses daughter Gracie as leverage to keep her in line. Slim enlists the help of her friends to escape with her child, though Mitch attacks and very nearly kills her in the process. Going on the lam, Slim adopts a series of new identities, wigs, and residences to avoid the goons Mitch has sent to retrieve her. Along the way, she receives help from Joe (Dan Futterman), a friend and old flame from college. Ultimately, Mitch and his unexpected allies so terrify Slim that she must turn the tables and transform herself from hunted to hunter. In doing so, she receives some surprise assistance of her own -- from Jupiter (Fred Ward), the rich father who abandoned her mother years ago. Although the soundtrack to Enough features the music of star J. Lo, the title song was written especially for the film by Magnolia tunesmith Aimee Mann. ~ Brian J. Dillard, Rovi

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DVD Release Date: October 8, 2002

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  • December 19, 2010
    waitress Slim (Jennifer Lopez) thought she was entering a life of domestic bliss when she married Mitch (Billy Campbell) but after the arrival of their first child, her picture perfect life is completely shattered when she discovers her husband has a hidden dark side and he is co... read morentrolling and very abusive~! terrified for her daughters life and her own she runs away with help from close friend ginny( juliet lewis) but mitch continually stalks her until finally she is forced to fight back........
  • October 25, 2010
    Decent thriller was plenty of tension in it. Jennifer Lopez is good as the battered wife who fights back, as is Tessa Allen as her young daughter. It gets a bit tiresome towards the end, but overall pretty good.
  • February 23, 2010
    I'm not a big fan of films about spousal abuse or rape, so I can't in all clear conscience give this a high rating.
  • January 7, 2010
    So so. Eh. Good acting on JLo's part however.
  • June 11, 2009
    ENOUGH... thats exactly what ive had of J-Lo
  • November 26, 2008
    This Death Wish meets Sleeping with the Enemy thriller is packed with tension and plot twists. It also loses all credibility and much of its redeeming social value well before its female protagonist takes a crash course in Zen-like hand-to-hand combat and straps on ... read morea pair of steel-toed boots.
  • January 9, 2007
    pointless. she should have just shot him
  • November 7, 2006
    GREAT FILM!
  • February 23, 2010
    An immediate classic. Truly a wonderful edge of your seat thriller that every woman, (and some men) must truly absorb and never accept in a relationship. See this. It is an education in it's viewing.
  • June 12, 2007
    Good movie. Enough shows a beat-down woman become a powerhouse. I loved watching Slim transform herself into such a strong person. It's empowering and edgy.

Critic Reviews


Michael Wilmington
July 20, 2002
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune

Despite a story that starts off convincingly, this movie turns into melodramatic, revenge-crazy Hollywood mush. Full Review

Richard Roeper
June 3, 2002
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

It's a loathsome movie, it really is and it makes absolutely no sense. Full Review

Rex Reed
May 30, 2002
Rex Reed, New York Observer

Enough trivializes an important crisis, reduces it to an almost comic embarrassment. Full Review

Joe Baltake
May 30, 2002
Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee

Perhaps the guiltiest guilty pleasure in a long time. Full Review

Michael Atkinson
May 28, 2002
Michael Atkinson, Village Voice

Works as long as it faces the horror of extreme male privilege, but dissipates quickly once Lopez begins over-preparing for a face-off with hand-to-hand combat training and calibrated techno-gadgetry. Full Review

Peter Rainer
May 26, 2002
Peter Rainer, New York Magazine

Clumsy, obvious, preposterous, the movie will likely set the cause of woman warriors back decades. Full Review

(CNN.com) Paul Clinton
May 24, 2002
(CNN.com) Paul Clinton, CNN.com

At best, this should have been a bad made-for-TV movie. Full Review

Desson Thomson
May 24, 2002
Desson Thomson, Washington Post

In terms of actual social conscience, the movie gets a demagogic, rabble-rousing F.

Ann Hornaday
May 24, 2002
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post

Apted has paced Enough with the required amount of snap, keeping the whammies coming at regular and increasingly terrifying intervals.

Peter Howell
May 24, 2002
Peter Howell, Toronto Star

The picture should really have been titled Uncle, because that's what many men will feel like crying out after enduring this estrogen-fuelled freakout. Full Review

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