This is glossy, forgettable fare more at home as a TV matinée.
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04/21/09
Not Easily Broken (2009)
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Reviews Counted:66
Fresh:23
Rotten:43
Average Rating:4.7/10
Consensus: Though well-intentioned, Not Easily Broken is bogged down by melodramatic plotting and stereotypical characters.
Theatrical Release:17-04-2009
Synopsis: Taraji P. Henson (THE FAMILY THAT PRAYS) and Morris Chestnut (THE PERFECT HOLIDAY) star in this relationship drama about a couple whose marriage is failing. NOT EASILY BROKEN is based on the book... [More]
Starring: Morris Chestnut, Taraji P. Henson, Kevin Hart, Eddie Cibrian
Director: Bill Duke
Reviews for Not Easily Broken
That’s a reasonable message, but it might feel more resonant if the script were a little fairer to both sexes.
04/17/09
Top CriticIt is unspeakably naff, unintentionally funny and unapologetically Christian. Judged on its own terms, it's a resounding success. But for non-believers it will likely prove a living purgatory.
04/17/09
Top CriticIt has all the philosophical depth of a greetings card message but it’s underscored with a nasty little edge of misogyny.
04/17/09
Top CriticWhat should be easily broken is a large china vase over the head of everyone involved in this profoundly creepy, yucky, and chillingly reactionary relationship drama.
04/17/09
Top CriticNot Easily Broken is 99 long minutes worth of sobbing and hand wringing, with little insight and even less humour. Deadly stuff.
04/17/09
This is sermonising, not drama, and I suspect I won't be alone in finding it obnoxiously misogynistic.
04/17/09
With its sermonising about the importance of being strong in the face of marital adversity - not to mention a sappy voiceover on the nature of suffering - the film feels more like a lecture than a drama.
04/17/09
rather crude, occasionally risible, if never actively dislikeable melodrama.
04/17/09
Well acted, but ultimately disappointing drama that's let down by a tedious script, sluggish direction, cloying sentimentality and an overwhelmingly sanctimonious central message.
04/17/09
Reactionary, misogynistic marital drama.
04/17/09
The film so goes against the grain of seculist and feminist thought that you just have to shrug your shoulders and ask: Hell, is it any good as a movie? Not really.
04/16/09
The always immaculate, passionate and soulful Jenifer Lewis -- she could read the words in a phone book and make you feel it. The Hollywood veteran nearly saves the film.
06/10/09
a Tyler Perry movie without the Tyler Perry
04/07/09
If the crisis the couple endures seems real, the resolution needs a little more work to be convincing.
03/16/09
a very well put together film that benefits from its star power, heartfelt characters and uplifting message.
02/09/09
The terrific ensemble cast...help to invigorate Not Easily Broken from being merely a ho-hum, contrived film to a mildly engaging melodrama much like a Tyler Perry film.
01/30/09
...saved from being substandard Tyler Perry material by the sincere performances of the two stars...
01/23/09
This isn't a 'religious movie.' But it's about characters who do indeed have religion in their lives.
01/17/09
Mostly, Not Easily Broken is a pat portrayal of a marriage, neither overly dull nor especially engaging.
01/16/09
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