Enough MPAA Rating: PG-13 Entertainment: +2 Content: -2

It seemed like a dream come true for Slim (Jennifer Lopez) when wealthy Mitch Hiller (Billy Campbell) came to her rescue in the diner where she waited tables. And their marriage was like a fairy tale as Mitch seemed to get her anything she wanted. But dreams have a way of turning into nightmares. After their daughter is born, Mitch goes more distant and Slim learns of his affairs. When she confronts him, he threatens not only physical abuse but also taking their daughter away. With the help of friends, she takes her daughter and runs away. Although she takes a new identity, Mitch finds her and threatens Slim again. A lawyer advises her that a pending custody hearing for their daughter could be a deadly trap, so Slim decides shes had enough physical and emotional abuse. But even with self-defense training, can she survive the obsessive Mitch? This tense thriller, although predictable, especially appeals to women, but Lopez fans will swell initial audiences.

Despite his initial attention to Slim, Mitch shows signs of his possessive nature early on as he virtually forces a couple to sell their house to him. Mitch further justifies his affairs with archaic, chauvinistic reasoning that she shouldnt complain because he provides Slim all of the luxuries. However, she still believes in marital fidelity. In true Neanderthal style, Mitch hits and beats Slim when she attempts to leave. The police are portrayed as ineffectual in protecting abused spouses. But a lawyer tells her she missed the opportunity for legal protection because she didnt report the abuse. Although its called self-defense, Slims meticulous plotting for a confrontation seems more like vengeance. A chase where the pursuer bumps Slims car, with her daughter in the back seat, heightens the intensity because a child is involved. The child is also subject to Mitchs foul cursing of Slim as well as seeing her parents struggle during an attack. Although comments are made about Mitchs affairs, sexual content is limited. Slims biological father talks about his promiscuous past and only vaguely acknowledges Slim as his daughter. Audiences are subjected to several scenes of brutal violence as characters are punched, kicked and hit with objects. Poor messages about legal protection for spouse abuse and planned retaliation, several obscenities and graphic brutality make ENOUGH too much for discerning viewers.

Preview Reviewer: Paul Bicking
Distributor: Columbia Pictures, 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232