Not Easily Broken - Movie Review and Synopsis

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Category: Movies. Tags: Drama, Maeve Quinlan, Morris Chestnut, Taraji P. Henson.

Not Easily Broken A car accident threatens to sever the already fragile bond between Clarice Johnson (Henson) and her husband, Dave (Chestnut) — especially when they both begin to develop feelings for other people. After years of disagreeing on what true happiness, success, and love really are, Dave and Clarice Johnson have finally reached a breaking point in their marriage. When Clarice is hurt in a car accident, the obvious truth that more than just her injuries need immediate attention is exposed. Their odds of making it worsen as Clarice begins to see a physical therapist, and Dave develops a friendship with Julie and her teenage son Bryson. The acceptance and comfort he finds in them stirs his longing for a family and a passionate partner. As temptation tugs at Dave and Clarice pulls farther away, they must confront whether their vows are or are NOT EASILY BROKEN.

Writer T.D. Jakes is no Tyler Perry (yet), though he saw the movie adaptation of his novel Woman Thou Art Loosed become a “surprise” box-office hit back in ‘04. Can another one of his stories register with audiences? Meanwhile, why doesn’t Jakes direct, à la Perry?

Rated PG-13 for sexual references and thematic elements.

Director: Bill Duke
Stars: Morris Chestnut, Taraji P. Henson, Maeve Quinlan
Studio: Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)