Not Easily Broken Page #2

Synopsis: After years of disagreeing on what true happiness, success, and love really are, Dave and Clarice Johnson have finally reached a breaking point in their marriage. When Clarice is hurt in a car accident, the obvious truth that more than just her injuries need immediate attention is exposed. Their odds of making it worsen as Clarice begins to see a physical therapist, and Dave develops a friendship with Julie and her teenage son Bryson. The acceptance and comfort he finds in them stirs his longing for a family and a passionate partner. As temptation tugs at Dave and Clarice pulls farther away, they must confront whether their vows are or are NOT EASILY BROKEN.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Bill Duke
Production: Screen Gems/SONY PICTURES
  1 win & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.1
Metacritic:
43
Rotten Tomatoes:
32%
PG-13
Year:
2009
99 min
$10,572,742
Website
468 Views


Look at this open space.

And what I love about this house

for you, Judge Reid...

...are the floor-to-ceiling built-ins

in the study for all of your law books.

And for you, Mrs. Reid,

the east-facing front door.

So feng shui.

Feng what?

It's Chinese, baby.

It means harmony.

I assume the sellers

are looking for full price.

Well, we can ask, but I doubt

they will be willing to come down.

But there aren't many homes

in this neighborhood...

...with a garage big enough

for your vintage-car collection.

How did you know

about my Corvettes?

Oh, I make it my business to know

the unique needs of all of my clients.

I think I'd like to see

how my chi flows...

...through the master bedroom.

- Sure. I'll leave this with the judge.

Wait until you see

the bedroom balcony.

The view is spectacular.

Funk shwa.

Don't know why Darnell

needs to hate like that.

Come on, man. I kind of thought

we'd been over this, D.

Yeah, it was 15 years ago.

He needs to get over it.

- Got three more.

- You gotta look at it like this.

- He feel he got dealt a bad hand.

- Nobody forced him to sling that crack.

Well, he just needs to realize

that life isn't always fair, man.

Believe me, I know.

Come on, now, just what part...

...of your magnificent life

are you whining about now?

What are you talking about, man?

I'm getting screwed

by the divorce lawyers.

Well, B, you act

like you don't know why.

You getting screwed

because you a hound.

- I'm not a hound.

- You get more tail than a public toilet.

True, but with Fiona,

I was always faithful.

I mean, I may have browsed,

but I never bought.

- You never bought?

- I never bought.

- Never bought?

- Never.

What about the Thai massages

you like to get?

All right, so what?

I bought once or twice.

See, that's your problem, man.

Me, personally, I don't browse,

I don't buy.

I keep my eyes straight ahead.

I'm focused.

I don't see nothing else.

I even turned in my player card.

Yeah, man, I feel you.

Clarice has radar.

She can even see my eyes moving

behind my sunglasses.

You wanna know what I do,

though?

When I wake up,

I just tell Vanessa sorry.

I don't care if I did anything.

I tell her sorry.

I tell her sorry

about 10 times a day. Why?

Because if I do something,

I already apologized.

She has nothing to say.

Makes her happy.

And a happy wife equals what?

A happy husband.

That isn't living.

That's just breathing.

Hey, I tell you what.

I'm not the one losing my big screen.

And why is the chair so low?

Put it so I can use the machine, Brock.

- Julie, Julie. That's my girl.

- Who's that?

- My girl, Julie.

- Dave.

And the guy at the front desk

says she's single.

So am I.

Well, almost.

Tell me why you walked over here.

What are you even looking at?

This is not our ballpark.

We're focusing, Brock.

Eyes on the prize.

I got my eyes on the prize.

Hey, looking good. Keep going.

Keep pushing, Bryson. Don't quit.

Keep pushing, buddy.

Last half lap.

Push to the end, Bryson.

Finish strong, buddy. Kick it.

Good. Good job, buddy.

Great heat, baby.

How did that feel, Bryson?

Good, I guess.

Feel that good?

New record.

Remember to count your strokes so

you know when you're near the wall.

You see that scar?

No accidents.

- Sorry, coach, I forgot that time.

- All right.

Now, with the regional finals

coming up, what would you say...

...if I included your freestyle

in the 400 medley?

It's the 14-year-olds,

but I want you to start steering...

...toward the Junior Olympics

for next year.

I'll take that as a yes.

- We're gonna get some pizza.

- I'm so excited.

- Mom, stop, it's embarrassing.

- Why? I'm excited.

You just cleaned the clocks

of a bunch of high school freshmen.

Baby, you awake?

I am now.

Are you drunk?

No, I'm not drunk.

- Just had a beer with the fellas.

- That's nice.

- You know what I was thinking?

- What?

I was thinking that we need to get back

to the loving part of our marriage.

I know what this is about.

Trying to keep up

with Tree and Vanessa.

- No, I ain't trying to keep up...

- Yes, you are, yes, you are.

I just look at you, and I just think that

we could have some beautiful babies.

David, how many times

do we have to have this discussion?

I'm not ready for babies.

Would you move over?

It's hot in here.

I'm not ready for babies.

I have a career, I have dreams,

I have places I wanna go.

- I do too.

- A baby's just gonna get in the way.

Besides, you're building a business,

okay?

You can't come home

all hours of the night...

...after drinking with your boys,

and then expect to have sex...

...like rabbits all night long.

Oh, by the way,

I need you home by 5:00 tomorrow...

...for my awards ceremony.

Yeah.

Whatever.

Like that rag on your head.

That's why you're not getting any.

There we go, get it.

Keep your butt down.

Keep your butt down.

See the ball into the glove.

You'll get it, Marcus.

All right, here we go.

Get in there.

- There you go.

- Good play, that's what I like to see.

- That's what I like to see.

- Yeah, boy, yeah, boy.

Who's your daddy now, sucker?

Please, cracker.

You looking like your white mama

making that play.

- What?

- Hey, not today.

Hey.

Hey.

- Just let go.

- Go, fight, fight, fight.

Get... Hey, hey.

- What...?

- Come on, man.

- Get your hands...

- Break it up.

- Boy, you better get up.

- Bring it in.

- Get up.

- Bring it in.

Des, what's wrong with you, huh?

How many times do I have to tell you?

Nobody is gonna disrespect

anybody on this team.

You got that?

Now, both of you look at me.

What race am I?

Black.

Wrong.

You know what Brother King said?

He said I'm human first,

then I'm black.

There's only one race of people,

and that's the human race.

But there's two kinds of people,

the good ones and bad ones.

Now, Darius, look at Coach Brock.

What race is he?

White.

We're gonna have to work on that.

Hit the bases. Let's go.

What are you saying, man?

Martin Luther King

never said those words.

No, that was Tyrone King.

You know, he owns that barber shop

down there on Florence.

You're lying. I know Tyrone.

He stutter.

He don't even talk like that.

Look, look, we got company, dude.

Come on.

You gotta get up out of here

with that King Cobra.

I ain't got to get up

out of nowhere, man.

I can come see my boy

anywhere I want to.

Not drunk on your ass, you can't.

It's a bad influence on the boys

and against league rules.

Get out of here, man, come on.

Oh, what, you gonna go

get the police on me?

Because of the rules,

you gonna go get the police on me?

All right,

I ain't gonna cause no trouble.

Darius, let's go.

Coach said we gotta go.

I ain't finished playing yet.

What?

Man, get your ass over here right now.

I said it's time to go.

- God.

- I'll drag your ass out of here.

Get over here now.

Who you talking to like that?

Better not ever talk to me

like that, boy.

No wonder Darius has an attitude.

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