The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Not Easily Broken
Drama · Romance · 2009
A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.
Movie details
Not Easily Broken
“Life tries to break you. Love holds you together.”
2009 Drama · Romance 1h 39m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.3 / 10
Community rating
A car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Not Easily Broken?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Bill Duke
Written by
Brian Bird
Morris Chestnut
Dave Johnson
Taraji P. Henson
Clarice Clark
Maeve Quinlan
Julie Sawyer
Kevin Hart
Tree
Jenifer Lewis
Mary 'Mama' Clark
Eddie Cibrian
Brock Houseman
Wood Harris
Darnell Gooden
Court is in session
Put Not Easily Broken on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.