Not Easily Broken (2009)
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33% of critics liked it
(67 reviews) -
66% of users liked it
(69,074 ratings)
Director Bill Duke steps behind the camera for this adaptation of the T.D. Jakes novel concerning a newly married couple that finds their union threatened by pressures involving faith, family, and finances. As the couple exchanges their vows, the minister lays a cord around them while uttering the… More Director Bill Duke steps behind the camera for this adaptation of the T.D. Jakes novel concerning a newly married couple that finds their union threatened by pressures involving faith, family, and finances. As the couple exchanges their vows, the minister lays a cord around them while uttering the blessing, "a threefold cord is not easily broken." Later, during their darkest hour, the minister's advice to always keep God at the center of their marriage could be the only thing that keeps this troubled pair together. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Bill Duke
- Written By
- Brian Bird
- Genres
- Drama, Horror
- In Theaters
- Jan 9, 2009 Wide
- Studio
- Screen Gems/SONY PICTURES
Critic Reviews
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Hank Sartin, Time Out
That's a reasonable message, but it might feel more resonant if the script were a little fairer to both sexes.
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Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly
Laughter through tears is director Bill Duke's M.O., and he hits the bull's-eye of that modest target.
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Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter
[It] has the saving grace of a lively sense of humor that certainly helps the spiritual medicine go down.
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Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times
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.
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Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
A well-crafted message picture disguised as soap opera.
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Cast
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Morris Chestnut
as Dave Johnson
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Taraji P. Henson
as Clarice Clark
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Maeve Quinlan
as Julie Sawyer
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Jenifer Lewis
as Mary 'Mama' Clark
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Kevin Hart
as Tree
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Wood Harris
as Darnell
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Eddie Cibrian
as Brock Houseman
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Niecy Nash
as Michelle
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Cannon Jay
as Bryson Sawyer
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Albert Hall
as Bishop Wilkes
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Jeff Krebs
as Trauma Doctor
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Nathaniel Carter
as Deshawn
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Brendon Terrell
as Marcus
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Kwame Boateng
as Darius
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Henry Brown Jr.
as Mr. Reid
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Olivia Brown
as Mrs. Reid
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Lee Reherman
as Coach Spinello
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Elizabeth Uhl
as Trauma Nurse
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Justin Michael Carter
as Male Onlooker
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Garry G.
as Curtis
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Lena Headey
as Gina McVey
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Ulrich Thomsen
as Dr. Robert Zachman
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Melvil Poupaud
as Stephan Moreau
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Michelle Duncan
as Kate Coleman
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Asier Newman
as Daniel McVey
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Richard Jenkins
as John McVey
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Daren Elliott Holmes
as garage manager
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Howard Ward
as Jim
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William Armstrong
as Dr. Kenrick
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Damian O'Hare
as Anthony






