Not Easily Broken
Dave Johnson and his wife, Clarice, appear to have it all, but she has ignored his needs while she pursues a real-estate career. Then a car accident and shifting affections test their bond. As temptation tugs at Dave and Clarice pulls farther away, they must confront whether their vows are or are not easily broken.
16 May 1994, Virginia, USA
2 April 1968, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
11 September 1970, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
16 June 1973, Burbank, California, USA
10 April 1960, Livonia, Michigan, USA
10 November 1937, Brighton, Alabama, USA
4 July 1966, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
25 January 1957, Kinloch, Missouri, USA
23 June 1982, Houston, Texas, USA
17 July 1963, California, USA
1 January 1969, Cerritos, California, USA
16 November 1964, Chicago, Illinois, USA
23 February 1970, Palmdale, California, USA
1971, Costa Mesa, California, USA
5 January 1992, Los Angeles, California, USA
April 17, 2009
It 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.
January 15, 2009
'Don't go all Waiting to Exhale on me,' advises one of Clarice's soul sisters late in the film. If only.
January 09, 2009
A well-crafted message picture disguised as soap opera.
April 17, 2009
It has all the philosophical depth of a greetings card message but it's underscored with a nasty little edge of misogyny.
June 10, 2009
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.
April 17, 2009
That's a reasonable message, but it might feel more resonant if the script were a little fairer to both sexes.
January 14, 2009
Laughter through tears is director Bill Duke's M.O., and he hits the bull's-eye of that modest target.
April 21, 2009
This is glossy, forgettable fare more at home as a TV matinée.
April 17, 2009
Not Easily Broken is 99 long minutes worth of sobbing and hand wringing, with little insight and even less humour. Deadly stuff.
January 09, 2009
Not Easily Broken isn't perfect, but it is persuasive in its portrait of a husband and wife who must decide whether their frayed marriage is worth fighting to save.
April 17, 2009
What 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.
January 09, 2009
[It] has the saving grace of a lively sense of humor that certainly helps the spiritual medicine go down.
