<P> Enough is a 2002 American thriller film directed by Michael Apted . The movie is based on the 1998 novel Black and Blue, by Anna Quindlen, which was a New York Times bestseller . It stars Jennifer Lopez as Slim, an abused wife who learns to fight back . Enough garnered generally negative reviews from film critics, although several aspects of the film including the actors' performances were praised . </P> <P> The film begins in a Los Angeles diner where a waitress named Slim (Jennifer Lopez) works with her best friend, Ginny (Juliette Lewis). She receives unwelcome romantic advances from Robbie, a customer who teases her about her name . Another man in the diner, Mitch Hiller (Billy Campbell), reveals that the customer had made a bet that he would be able to convince Slim to sleep with him . Soon after, Slim falls in love with and marries Mitch, and they have a child named Gracie (Tessa Allen). Years later, Slim finds out Mitch has been cheating on her with a French woman named Darcelle . She confronts him and he admits it, but also insisting Darcelle means nothing to him . Slim becomes angry and threatens to leave, which enrages Mitch, who becomes violent, slapping and punching her in the face . He gives her a warning, saying that he makes the money and gets to do whatever he likes, implying he expects his infidelity to continue uncontested . Mitch refuses to stop his affair unless she wants to fight him . He further intimidates her by saying "I'm a man . It's no contest ." The next day, Slim confides in Mitch's mother (Janet Carroll); she asks Slim what she did to make Mitch angry, implying he has a history of physical abuse his mother is aware of, which his mother blames on the victim . Ginny advises Slim to leave and press charges against Mitch, but Slim does not want to hurt Gracie . She then goes to pick up Gracie from school, only to discover Mitch had already picked her up . Panicked that Mitch might have left town with her, she calls Mitch, who tells her that he took Gracie to the zoo . </P> <P> During dinner that night, Mitch further insults Slim for confiding in his mother, while staying civil in front of Gracie . Having had enough, Slim plans her escape with the help of her friends and step - father, Phil . During the late - night attempt, Mitch foils her plan by breaking out of a closet he is hiding in and grabbing her by the hair . He throws her to the ground and begins kicking her in the chest, while Gracie is asleep on the sofa . Slim's friends, waiting outside the house, hear the struggle and break in . Then Mitch threatens them with a gun, before Phil (Christopher Maher) picks up Gracie to use as a witness while exhorting her to look at her father . Unwilling to shoot the man with Gracie watching him, Mitch lets Slim escape . Slim retreats to a cheap motel, having had her credit cards frozen by Mitch . However, they are only there for a short time before Mitch tracks them down . Slim then goes on the run to Seattle where she briefly stays with her old boyfriend Joe (Dan Futterman). Some of Mitch's friends, disguised as FBI agents, show up at Joe's house claiming to investigate a "kidnapping", implicitly threatening Joe and vandalizing his house . She leaves Joe behind and, in need of money, goes to her father (Fred Ward), named Jupiter, who is a wealthy philanderer and does not know about Slim's existence . When Slim informs him she is his daughter, he doesn't believe them and gives them only $12, thinking they are homeless and just want money . Slim leaves, disheartened with Jupiter, and moves with Gracie to Michigan . However, after Jupiter is threatened by Mitch's men, he is piqued by the situation and decides to help . He sends them enough money for a house . </P> <P> Slim buys a house and changes her name to Erin Ann Shleeter . Although their future looks bright after a visit from Joe, Mitch's friend tracks them down, passing the information on to Mitch . Mitch comes to the area, and hides in Slim's house . As she is going about her morning routine, to her horror, Mitch suddenly appears from the shadows in her hallway, saying he wants to reconcile with Slim, promising "it will be different ." When she refuses, he attacks, waking Gracie, who runs to help her mother, and jerks on his hair . Mitch flings Gracie to the floor, which creates a diversion, and allows an opportunity for Slim to retaliate with pepper spray . Snatching up Gracie, as Mitch rolls on the floor in pain, she is prepared for a fast get - away, having an escape plan . A car chase ensues between Slim and Robbie (Noah Wyle, revealed earlier as Mitch's "wing man" during the encounter at the diner years before) while Gracie screams in the background . After escaping, Slim seeks legal advice from a local law firm . While the lawyer is sympathetic, he informs her that she cannot be legally protected . </P>

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