#43 "Enough"

Stats: 2002. Starring Jennifer Lopez, Billy Campbell, Juliette Lewis. PG-13

Background: I remember seeing a billboard for Enough while visiting my cousin in Chicago one Easter. It took several looks before I realized the woman pictured was J.Lo. I didn’t actually see Enough until it aired on TV a couple years later. Eventually, I picked it up out of the $5 bin at Walmart.

Plot: Slim (Lopez) thinks all her dreams are coming true when she meets Mitch (Campbell). They have a seemingly idyllic life until Slim discovers Mitch’s infidelity. Instantly, Mitch becomes combative, threatening, and violent. Slim flees with their daughter, but she soon realizes the only way to truly escape Mitch is to fight back.

Reactions: Enough preys on every woman’s worst nightmare—that the man she loves is actually a psychopath. (Okay, maybe it’s not every woman’s worst nightmare, but it’s certainly something I’ve thought about!) It’s a well-told story about a woman who refused to play the victim, and I enjoy it every time I see it.

Verdict: Keep

Fun Fact: According to imdb, Billy Campbell and B-movie icon Bruce Campbell (whom I know as Bill Church Jr. from Lois & Clark, though you may know him from Burn Notice or The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.) are second cousins. Who knew?