Deliver Us from Eva (2003)
Average Rating: 5.4/10
Reviews Counted: 82
Fresh: 36 | Rotten: 46
Though Union and LL Cool J are appealing romantic leads, Deliver Us From Eva is too predictable and contrived.
Average Rating: 5.4/10
Critic Reviews: 30
Fresh: 13 | Rotten: 17
Though Union and LL Cool J are appealing romantic leads, Deliver Us From Eva is too predictable and contrived.
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Three men discover that meddling in their sister-in-law's love life only makes their own lives more complicated in this romantic comedy. Eva Dandridge (Gabrielle Union) developed a sense of responsibility early on in life, when after the death of her parents she was left to care for her three younger sisters, Kareenah (Essence Atkins), Bethany (Robinne Lee), and Jacqui (Meagan Good). All four of the Dandridge sisters have grown up to be attractive, intelligent, and successful; Kareenah is
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Cast
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LL Cool J
Ray Adams -
Gabrielle Union
Eva Dandridge -
Duane Martin
Mike -
Essence Atkins
Kareenah -
Robinne Lee
Bethany -
Meagan Good
Jacqui -
Mel Jackson
Tim -
Dartanyan Edmonds
Darrell -
Kym E. Whitley
Ormandy -
Royale Watkins
Telly -
Matt Winston
Oscar -
Ruben Paul
Rashaun -
Dorian Gregory
Lucius Johnson -
Kenya Moore
Renee -
Jazsmin Lewis
Lori -
Stephen Saux
Bartender -
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Mark Swenson
Earl -
Yuri Brown
Cynda -
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All Critics (88) | Top Critics (30) | Fresh (36) | Rotten (47) | DVD (7)
[Smith] and Union bring out the best in each other, especially (and surprisingly) during the more dramatic emotional interludes.
Top CriticDepicts gender warfare as a kind of pillow fight.
Any romantic comedy that gives you time to think probably isn't doing its job.
Stuff like that happens only in sitcoms and bad movies ...
Solid cast and the occasional chuckle notwithstanding, this movie is wildly uneven, chugging this way and that before careening off track.
Deliver us from screenplays that force likable protagonists to twist and bend their personalities to serve the contortions of a ridiculous and formulaic plot.
Above average movie for high schoolers.
Smith and Union overcome the sometimes-strained mechanics of the plot.
While the premise of the director's follow-up ... is promising, he botches the execution at every turn, leaving his cast to drift aimlessly among half-baked plot points.
The simplistic approach to the material will no doubt please undiscriminating viewers, while those who've seen any romantic comedy will be consistently several steps ahead of the characters.
The fact that there's little new in the roundabout urban updating of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew detracts not a whit from its charms, most of which come from leads LL Cool J and Gabrielle Union.
For the most part, Deliver Us From Eva is a pretty enjoyable, if predictable, romantic comedy.
[LL Cool J] delivers an immensely pleasing, touching performance.
Only LL Cool J's considerable charisma keeps this from completely sinking.
Luckily, Gabrielle Union's jazz is matched by LL Cool J's torso. And, he can act too, always helpful.
A wheelbarrow full of laughs with smart characters played well by a brilliant cast.
You end up with a movie that's never more than harmlessly entertaining and adequate -- I doubt the filmmaker was aiming so low.
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