The suspension if disbelief is a key element for successful storytelling. Without it, we are taken out of the experience and we begin to pick apart flaws.

For instance, we know that there is no such thing as Hobbits or wizards or magical rings. However, because the story is so well crafted we are willing to suspend our disbelief and accept the events as at least possible within the confines of the story.

In fact, contrdictory as it may seem, the suspension if disbelief is easier for stories that are less grounded in reality. The closer a story gets to something that might actually happen, the more important the details become.

Enough is a film that wants to seem plausible, and yet its blatant disregard for the possible and logical are what destroys this story. What makes this all the more frustrating is that the film contains some good acting, sure direction and basic story elements that could have been developed into an effective, satisfying thriller.

The plot is not anything we haven't seen before: Jennifer Lopez plays Slim, a woman who enters into a relationship that, at first, seems perfect. However, it eventually becomes obvious that all is not right in paradise. Slim discovers that her husband, Mitch (Billy Campbell), is cheating on her. When confronted with this, Mitch's response is to beat up Slim.

We all know that this sort of thing is not only possible, but happens all the time. I'm also willing to accept that Mitch might have been able to control his nature for a time, even years (their daughter is about 4 or 5 years old before Mitch first hits Slim). What I'm unwilling to accept is how Mitch got to his situation in life (he's an obscenely wealthy owner of his own corporation) without his temper causing self destruction.

Later on in the film we're expected to believe that Mitch owns the police. We live in a world where Bill Gates can't even run a legitimate business without the government breathing down his neck, yet this Mitch guy can supposedly intimidate, threaten and murder on a whim without raising a single eyebrow. In this day and age, you can't even download a song from the Internet without being called into court, yet Mitch is able to trace calls, tap phones, instantly shut off lines of credit, forge FBI credentials and generally cause mayhem throughout the country without a single legal ramification.

It's all just a little too much.

And then there's Slim. She is absolutely dependent on Mitch for financial support. When she leaves him, she's destitute -- except, of course, when the plot requires her to be otherwise. When it comes time for her to fight back, she suddenly has access to resources at least equal to Mitch's, including: an estranged, but wealthy father who is willing to fund her revenge, a supply of tools and gadgets that would impress James Bond, and a martial arts instructor who can turn her into an expert in less than a month.

In short, the film has Slim essentially beat Mitch at his own game. A smarter, and more satisfying film, would have had Slim beat him at HER own game.

Enough betrays our trust by setting up a "real" world and then populating that world with characters that behave nothing like real people. The result is that it's impossible to care for anyone in the film.

When Slim begins to set up her plan, I didn't feel excited that she was finally about to get revenge against Mitch. No, I only felt relief that it meant the film would finally be over.