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Not Easily Broken


Wounded by the promise of an athletic career derailed by injury, Dave Johnson (Chestnut) now toils as a remodeling contractor in the shadow of his wife Clarice (Henson), a successful real estate agent garnering a hefty salary. Clarice and her live-in mom (Lewis) don't miss a beat in pointing out Dave's shortfalls, which places the marriage under constant strain. To escape, Dave coaches Little League and hangs out with his buddies until Clarice is injured in an auto accident, and Dave finds himself smitten by Clarice's single-mom physical therapist. Based on the book by T.D. Jakes, this marriage melodrama's attempt in spreading the bishop's theological message into the mainstream falls flat with zip for character development and a plodding, predictable plot.
 
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Barks with bite 
Thetrical Reviews 
January 9, 2009
  Not Easily Broken is a film not easily reviewed. For every element of the production that doesn't work, there's something that pulls the film back from being one that's easy to dismiss. Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert used to the word "marginal" to qualify their film reviews when they could ...Read More
 
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Life tries to break you. Love holds you together.
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Color
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DVD
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English
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Not Yet Released
 

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