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Ridiculous, manipulative, and utterly irresistible, this push-button thriller instantly qualifies as a guilty pleasure, even when you know it's just a B-movie potboiler with moxie to spare. Taking a savvy clue from Ashley Judd's
Double Jeopardy and any number of endangered-female melodramas from Hollywood's golden age, Jennifer Lopez stars as a blue-collar beauty who marries the
really wrong guy (Billy Campbell). Eventually, of course, she discovers his philandering and spends the rest of the movie in nomadic flight from his hot-tempered brutality. Bankrolled by her estranged father (Fred Ward), she protects her young daughter, but knowing she must face the inevitable showdown with Campbell, she buffs up with
Krav Maga self-defense courses and... well, we won't spoil the "surprise." With Campbell doing everything but twirl his mustache, this shameless provocation is beneath the talents of director Michael Apted, but with J. Lo in charge, it's a revenge fantasy that's guaranteed to please.
--Jeff Shannon
Product Description
Working class waitress slim finds her life transformed when she marries wealthy contractor mitch. She settles into an idyllic suburban life and seems to have everything she wants: loving husband beautiful home and gracie. Her dream is suddenly shattered when she discovers mitch is anything but perfect. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 09/16/2003 Starring: Jennifer Lopez Juliette Lewis Run time: 115 minutes Rating: Pg13