Not Easily Broken is well-acted and involving, though this relationship drama may put some people off with its overt sentimentality and moralizing.
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01/09/09
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
Not Easily Broken exerts an unmistakable appeal, thanks to an absorbing story and fine performances from Morris Chestnut and Taraji P. Henson.
01/09/09
For once, the following can be declared: the film is better than its trailer.
01/09/09
A queasy mix of comedy, melodrama, and self-help spirituality.
01/09/09
For most of Not Easily Broken, I wondered why the movie wasn't worse. Then I remembered it was directed by the veteran Bill Duke, who applies ample TLC.
01/09/09
In Not Easily Broken, only the husband is a hero-in-the-making. His wife, unfortunately, is nothing but a fall gal.
01/09/09
Atlanta-based playwright Tyler Perry owns the urban moral fable, but the handful of others clamoring for their piece of the pie include mega-church entrepreneur T.D. Jakes, ...
01/09/09
Uneven family/marriage dramedy has some mature themes.
01/09/09
The pigeonholed characters constrict Chestnut and the usually good Henson from portraying fully developed adults; the same dilemma hits most of the supporting cast.
01/09/09
Top CriticUltimately, Not Easily Broken is too sincere, and frankly, offers too much in the way of social comment to let its shortcomings outweigh its strengths.
01/09/09
Not Easily Broken is not easily dismissed. For one thing, the cast is excellent, and for another, its intentions are serious and generous.
01/09/09
Top CriticParental Content Review
01/09/09
Director Bill Duke has no idea how to shape or visualize it, turning it into a mushy mess with far too much loud music to drive home the emotions.
01/09/09
There's much to like about Not Easily Broken, but not enough to ultimately recommend.
01/09/09
The film is saddled with convoluted and contrived plots that makes one question what its initial intentions are.
01/09/09
Director Bill Duke can't avoid the stereotypes... or the sermonizing of the lesson.
01/08/09
It's the film's earnest delivery and good intentions that give it whatever value it has.
01/08/09
A long, obvious slog into marital melodrama.
01/08/09
Remarkably the movie, like the couple at its center, isn't easily broken.
01/08/09
It's predictable but ultimately moving; a glimpse of a bond near-broken yet straining to become whole again.
01/08/09
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