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      Not Easily Broken

      2009, Drama, 1h 39m

      68 Reviews 50,000+ Ratings

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      Though well-intentioned, Not Easily Broken is bogged down by melodramatic plotting and stereotypical characters. Read critic reviews

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      Dave Johnson (Morris Chestnut) and his wife, Clarice (Taraji P. Henson), appear to have it all, but she has ignored his needs while she pursues a real-estate career. The couple's already weakened marriage faces the ultimate test after Clarice is involved in a car accident, leaving her with a terrible leg injury. Dave finds a sympathetic ear -- and possibly more -- with the physical therapist (Maeve Quinlan) who comes to treat her.

      • Rating: PG-13 (Thematic Elements|Sexual References)

      • Genre: Drama

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Bill Duke

      • Producer: Bill Duke, T. D. Jakes, Curtis Wallace

      • Writer: Brian Bird

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $10.6M

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: Screen Gems, Sony Pictures Entertainment

      • Production Co: T.D. Jakes Ministries, Duke Media

      Cast & Crew

      Morris Chestnut
      Taraji P. Henson
      Maeve Quinlan
      Wood Harris
      Eddie Cibrian
      Jenifer Lewis
      Cannon Jay
      Albert Hall
      Jeff Krebs
      Bill Duke
      Brian Bird
      Steven Brown
      Morris Chestnut
      Bill Duke
      Geary McLeod
      Josh Rifkin
      Cecil Gentry
      Kurt Farquhar
      Diane Bunch
      Shirley Starks

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      • Apr 07, 2013

        A little over-the-top at times, but it had a good message.

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      • Dec 31, 2009

        A little preachy and cheesy at times but it's actually a decent film for the most part. Good performances by Chestnut and Henson. Kevin Hart was entertaining but kind of stupid. With a better director and better writing it could have been a good film.

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      • Dec 24, 2009

        a paint by numbers only using a trowel instead of a brush, this film has mostly cardboard throwaway charactors and a message that you couldn't miss with both eyes closed. Said message, all wrapped up in a nice religious bow, seems to be that the only true relationship can be found by submitting to the procreational urges of your man (in other words, here's a film for all you religous right - feminism be damned - sit down, shut up, dumb down, feed your man dinner, give him what he needs in the sack, and bear him children - it's your duty and the only path to happiness - what drivel). The acting here is solid by the males, but very uneven, especially by the female lead - although she is given a Herculean task considering the script. Loose ends abound as well as superflous charactors (the luke warm IQ friend is a head scratcher), and set scenes that seem to come from out of nowhere (hey, I know, I'll head down to the basketball gym, because I just know I'll find the bitter alchololic who won't let his son be on my little league team). In a final, almost self admission, the script writer virtually writes off the physical therapist in a totally unbelievable scene where she, while still grieving the recent loss of her son, gets consoled by the male lead (who has "feelings" for her) and then all of a sudden turns all lusty on him - only for him to turn away and be all noble (since he's just now decided to return to his wife - you gotta be kidding!!!!). The writer has taken a strong and one of his more fleshed out charactors, and then had her turn totally out of charactor - only to finally bury and forget about her (after all, she's just a single woman and doesn't fit into the church marriage theme), as she forgives his "I can't do this" refusal with a simple "I know" - holy!!!!, if you "know" why did you make a move on him in the first place!!! AAAAAARGH!.

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      • Apr 07, 2009

        I saw this multi - dramatic motion picture and was emotionally moved as well as spiritually enchanted with the outcome of how this couple watched their trust and devotion in the vows of their marriage gets challenged to the max to the brink of collapse. See this, it is so vividly real....yet believable.

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