(rated PG 13, 115 mins.)
Jennifer Lopez is a working class waitress named Slim who finds her life transformed when she marries a wealthy contractor Mitch (Billy Campbell, Once and Again TV fame). Settling into lovely suburbia with a 5 year old daughter named Gracie would be fine until hubby turns into a cheating, control freak maniac (out of nowhere and never quite sure why). Like any “I will survive” woman, J Lo takes off thanks to the help of her underground gal pal (Juliette Lewis). But like a scary game of cat and mouse, Mitch keeps showing up “Sleeping With The Enemy” style (remember that early 90s Julia Roberts movie?). So, when the going gets tough, the tough J Lo uses Krav Maga (contact combat). Putting Gracie in a safe place she mentally and physically transforms herself (including a new hair do) to say “Enough” (even though Mitch is over 6 feet tall). This movie may seem like been there done that, but quite the contrary, despite its lack of plot logic, will give sad housewives something to wish for, as they watch J Lo kick her bad boy husband all over his split-level condo. Not sure what other type audience-draw it will have but the adventure of the final scenes will keep the viewer from saying “enough” already.
