Enough (2002)

Quartile rating: 6/10 · 1 rating

Working-class waitress Slim thought she was entering a life of domestic bliss when she married Mitch, the man of her dreams. After the arrival of their first child, her picture perfect life is shattered when she discovers Mitch's hidden possessive dark side, a controlling and abusive alter ego that can turn trust, love and tranquility into terror. Terrified for her child's safety, Slim flees with her daughter. Relentless in his pursuit and enlisting the aid of lethal henchmen, Mitch continually stalks the prey that was once his family.

The Quartile Take

Enough is a serviceable but formulaic domestic thriller that hits familiar beats without much distinction. The plot follows a well-worn path from abused wife to empowered survivor, with contrivances and melodrama undermining credibility along the way. Jennifer Lopez gives a committed physical performance but the script doesn't give her or co-star Billy Campbell much room for nuance. Cinematography is competent but unremarkable genre work. The film offers little that hasn't been seen in similar thrillers, recycling the stalker-husband premise without fresh perspective. The ending, in which Slim trains herself in Krav Maga and confronts Mitch directly, provides a cathartic if slightly absurd payoff that at least gives the film a distinctive final act energy — the most memorable element of an otherwise by-the-numbers production.

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