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WEdNESchy, J une 5, 2002
Female empowerment, fist-flying action in ‘Enough’
SALENA DE LA CRUZ
Design Editor
Any movie about an abusive
man getting his ass kicked is one
that will rate high among movie
goers. I must admit I am no
exception.
It started well enough except it
was a movie that was just way
too easy to read what was going
to happen next. The poor girl
with no family to speak of,
except a man she works for who
has taken her under his wing.
You kind of know she’s bound to
find a well-to-do man and marry
him. She will have the fairytale
life until...
Jennifer Lopez plays “Slim,”
who works as a waitress in a run
down little café. The movie
begins with a very bitter Lopez
trash talking a guy, Robbie,
played by Noah Wyle of ER, who
offers her conversation and a
rose. Just when you think, Oh
how sweet, Mitch, played by
Billy Campbell, gets up and starts
pushing Wyle around. Campbell
continues to accost Wyle while
telling Lopez that Wyle had lunch
with a friend the previous day
and bet him $200 he could get in
her pants. With some mild coax
ing from her friend Ginny
(Juliette Lewis), Lopez follows
Campbell out the door and then
the movie cuts to the cheesy, per
fect romance novel-like, “dream
wedding.”
After these rather obvious
scenes, the movie continues on
picture perfect with a hanging cli
max that I could just tell was
waiting to reveal itself. Then it
came in the form of a vibrating
pager and the number 33. It was
then that I knew Campbell was
too good to be true; the wolf in
sheep’s clothing. When she
approached him about it the first
time he swore he’d never do it
again, like most men. When she
approached him the second time,
there was hell to pay. Campbell
responded with a nice full fist to
the face. That is when I knew
Slim had had enough.
The plot continues to thicken as
Slim finds herself on the run with
nowhere to turn except her
friends, whom she can’t contact
because her husband is a power
ful businessman who has con
tacts everywhere, from the local
police to the FBI.
It wasn’t until the last 30 min
utes of the movie that the heat
really turned up. The audience
was going wild and Lopez Was
kicking ass. I guess when you
get a whole bunch of estrogen
riled up, madness ensues.
Needless to say,, though the
movie was slow going, I found
that it gave me a renewed force in
women empowerment and Lopez
as a movie star, not to mention
one of the key songs during the
credits was called “Alive.” It
was by Lopez and it was pretty
heartfelt.
So check out
“Enough;” it may not be the
greatest movie, but by the last
half hour, audiences will be
screaming for more and it’s just
not enough.
Cast of
Characters
Slim-Jennifer Lopez
Mitch-Billy Campbell
Ginny-Juliette Lewis
Robbie-Noah Wyle
Jennifer Lopez plays Slim in “Enough,” about a woman on the run from her abusive,
power hungry husband. She is trying to save herself and her daughter, Grade. She
finds a little hand-to-hand combat will be her savior.
Pure musical genius
JENNIFER KANE
Staff Writer
On May 30, the CCC Concert
Barrd played to an audience of
about 30 for their spring perform
ance. Dressed to impress in white
and black, the music, along with
the members, came off as very
polished. This concert marked
the first time in many years that
the band put on a show for an
audience. The ensemble consists
of 27 members (which is a big
jump from the small handful that
belonged earlier in the year), and
the director, Dave Mills.
The group played a total of five
pieces, the last being a suite with
three different movements. Each
piece was quite different from the
preceding, and helped to keep the
audience attentive, because let’s
admit, band concerts aren’t
exactly America’s favorite pas
time.
The final piece, “Folk Song
Suite,” by R. Vaughan Williams,
was hands down the most excit
ing. With each of the three move
ments, it was amazing to be able
to feel the vigor coming from the
members and their instruments. It
is hard to describe the music
itself, as it has three-parts that are
very different. I can only say that
it reminded me of scenes in dif
ferent Disney movies.
All in all, the band came togeth
er to perform some beautiful
pieces of music. A few times I
even spotted goose bumps on my
arms. Through the energy that
radiated from the instruments it
was obvious that these members
truly enjoy the music.
Dave Mills was also very grate
ful to those few that came to the
performance. It was a shame to
see. such a small showing,
because the music really was
wonderful. With more people
interested in the band, their talent
could take them very far.
To reach Jennifer Kane e-mail
jenk403@aol.com or drop by B-
104.
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