Enough

This film depicts a woman who is placed in a situation after she meets her husband in a local diner. After realizing her husband is cheating and has no problem abusing her as a means to make her stay with him, she flees from him in an attempt to protect herself and her daughter until she finally decides enough is enough and trains herself to fight back.

There were approximately three women in the film, one being Slim (Jennifer Lopez), another being her best-friend Ginny, and lastly the mother of her ex-husband who was only in the film for a short bit. In the beginning, she and her best-friend discuss topics about school and what they plan to do with their lives in the future. This is expected in the movie because this is well before Slim becomes acquainted with her soon to be husband. Later in the movie when Slim ends up talking with her husband’s mother to confess that he’s been beating her, the conversation takes a turn of the worst and her mother-in-law ends up blaming Slim for making her son feel the need to beat her. Although most of the talking in the film was about her abusive husband trying to use his powers and connections to find her, take back their daughter, and potentially kill her, the only discussion between the two best-friends that wasn't about him was at the very beginning of the film. All in all, this film did pass the Bechdel Test.

I would say in a way this film is feminist. It contains a strong female character who defends her rights as a wife, mother, and most importantly as a woman.  I feel this movie helps other women understand the severity of domestic violence is and how important it is to take it seriously. The film is obviously created to spark an intense drama and thrill within the viewer, but I feel it helped create more awareness towards the image of domestic violence within marriages. However, I wouldn't advise anyone to go after their abusive partner and kill them. 

Sava Gidey