Deliver Us From Eva (2003)
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44% of critics liked it
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76% of users liked it
(19,779 ratings)
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… More 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 happily married to Tim (Mel Jackson), while Bethany is engaged to Michael (Duane Martin), and Jacqui is going steady with Darrell (Dartanyan Edmonds). However, Eva still watches over her siblings like a hawk, and while her sisters love Eva dearly, Tim, Michael, and Darrell wish their sister-in-law would stay out of their business. The guys decide that if Eva had a boyfriend, she might be less interested in running other people's lives, and they turn to Ray (LL Cool J), a notorious ladies' man, for help. Ray is short on cash, so the guys make him a deal -- they'll give him 5,000 dollars to romance Eva, sweep her off her feet, and then dump her a few weeks later. Ray agrees, and while getting past her no-nonsense demeanor takes some doing, before long she's head over heels for him. However, Ray unexpectedly finds himself falling in love with Eva, and Eva, when offered a job in another town, decides to stay on to be with Ray. Even worse, the other Dandridge sisters are so impressed with the romantic Ray that they start demanding a bit more TLC from their own men. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Gary Hardwick
- Written By
- Gary Hardwick, James Iver Mattson, B.E. Brauner
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Feb 7, 2003 Wide
- Studio
- USA Films
Critic Reviews
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Joe Leydon, Variety
[Smith] and Union bring out the best in each other, especially (and surprisingly) during the more dramatic emotional interludes.
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Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
Depicts gender warfare as a kind of pillow fight.
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Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Any romantic comedy that gives you time to think probably isn't doing its job.
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Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Stuff like that happens only in sitcoms and bad movies ...
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Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Solid cast and the occasional chuckle notwithstanding, this movie is wildly uneven, chugging this way and that before careening off track.
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Cast
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LL Cool J
as Ray Adams
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Gabrielle Union
as Eva Dandridge
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Duane Martin
as Mike
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Essence Atkins
as Kareenah
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Robinne Lee
as Bethany
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Meagan Good
as Jacqui
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Mel Jackson
as Tim
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Dartanyan Edmonds
as Darrell
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Kym E. Whitley
as Ormandy
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Royale Watkins
as Telly
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Matt Winston
as Oscar
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Ruben Paul
as Rashaun
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Dorian Gregory
as Lucius Johnson
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Kenya Moore
as Renee
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Jazsmin Lewis
as Lori
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Stephen Saux
as Bartender
- Johnny Gill
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Mark Swenson
as Earl
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Yuri Brown
as Cynda
- Kim Whitley
- Nicole Lyn
- Megan Good
