After years of disagreeing on what true happiness, success, and love really are, Dave (Morris Chestnut) and Clarice Johnson (Taraji P. Henson) have finally reached a breaking point in their marriage. When Clarice is severely injured (and crippled) in a car accident, her cackling mother Mary (Jenifer Lewis) intervenes. 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 (Maeve Quinlan) and her friendly teenage son Bryson (Cannon Jay). The acceptance and comfort Dave finds in them stirs his longing for a family and a passionate partner. Sadly, Bryson unexpectedly dies in a swimming accident, Dave and Julie's relationship closens and Clarice pulls farther away; they must confront whether their vows are or are not easily broken. Later on, Dave visits Julie after she calls him, and he comforts her in her grief. They begin to kiss, but Dave realizes it is Clarice he truly wants. The couple reunites once Clarice expresses to him the reasons for her mother having such a big input in their marriage. The reunite and Dave finds out that Clarice is pregnantRead full review
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. T.D. Jakes previous novel Women Thou Art Loosed was a very impressive movie, five years later and the movie Not Easily Broken is just as good.Read full review
Compared to the book, it's not very good. The book starts with the accident and goes from there, through the marriage issues.......all which is very good. The movie has a lot of what I consider unnecessary......hip hop and background of the characters, which is quite lengthy. That part not enjoyable. Had purchased for our church library, but I'm not going to put it in there. The book, however, IS part of our library.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
This is a great movie about the ups and downs of marriage. The message is inspiring and the actors did a good job. Whether you have been married or not, I am positive you will find something that you can relate to in this film. Though this movie is based on T.D. Jakes' book, the movie does a good job in keeping this movie balanced so that non-religious people can enjoy. The diversity of the cast makes it even better as well. I highly recommend this be purchased and added to your collection if you like movies like Tyler Perry's "Why Did I Get Married?" this movie has some similarities.
This DVD said it was an hour long, but it seemed longer...but in a good..err GREAT way. It had some bad words in it (which surprised me because of the genre. But if you can get past that (no really bad words or "saying God's name in vain"), I'm pretty sure you'll enjoy this movie. ~~ And if you're a guy who thinks this is just a "chick-flick," just grin and bear it; it's only an hour long. You can get a movie for the "dude-mood" to watch after this one's done!
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