Not Easily Broken

2009 Drama

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.

Director: Bill Duke

Starring: Morris Chestnut, Taraji P. Henson, Kevin Hart, Maeve Quinlan, Wood Harris

 29 Reviews  2 Awards

Reviews

  • Laughter through tears is director Bill Duke's M.O., and he hits the bull's-eye of that modest target.

    - Entertainment Weekly

    26 April 2013

  • For most of Not Easily Broken, I wondered why the movie wasn't worse. Then I remembered it was directed by the veteran Bill Duke, who applies ample TLC.

    Wesley Morris - The Boston Globe

    26 April 2013

  • The film is likable. Its messages, many of them Lord-oriented, are all equally heartfelt.

    Michael Phillips - The Chicago Tribune

    26 April 2013

  • Well-acted and involving.

    Claudia Puig - USA Today

    26 April 2013

  • The actors do what they can with the cards they're dealt but can't overcome the nakedness of the dialogue or the characters' actions. Duke does ensure that the production flows smoothly though. And those frequent injections of comedy do wonders.

    Kirk Honeycutt - The Hollywood Reporter

    26 April 2013

Awards

  • Best Actress

    BET Awards (2009)

  • Best Director

    Black Reel Awards (2010)

     

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