Deliver Us from Eva | | Cast : | LL Cool J, Gabrielle Union, Essence Atkins | | Director : | Gary Hardwick | | Studio : | Universal Studios | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | February 07, 2003 | | DVD Released Date : | June 17, 2003 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | June 06, 2005 | | Summary | WITTY!! | Content
 | Let me start off by saying that I am NOT a fan of Gabrielle Union's. In every movie I have seen her in, she's played the role of 'witch.' This movie is beyond the rest. However, LLCOOLJ was in it! So, I decided to give it a chance, and I am very pleased with my decision. This movie was fun, witty, and sexy. A MUST SEE movie. Believe me. I'm a "hata" of gabrielle's but this role was MADE for her!! GO BUY THIS MOVIE! |
| Rating | | | Date | May 29, 2005 | | Summary | So Principled | Content
| Having a dominant personality, focused on the future, and taking your job seriously earns a woman the label ITCHBA!
The Dandridge Sisters were fine. So fine there daddies Johnson needs to be bronzed. Eva, Kareenah, Bethany, and Jacqui have a bond that surpasses sisterhood. So tight that the men in their lives are not only jealous, but they can't tolerate the older sister Eva who seems to be a man hater.
Mike, Tim, and Darrell are trying hard to get what they want from The Dandridge Sister of their choosing. But Eva seems to be blocking what all of their needs and gratifications. Finding a former friend who has a strong player game. The 3 in laws generate a plan to conquer and divide their women.
It's a sitcom from start to finish, without any surprises. I enjoy the way Eva and Ray relationship materializes. The fact that she's a challenge is the most appeasing thing to Ray, and it's beautiful how the lovers fall into friendship, and then love.
I love LL Cool J with his very fine, diesel self. Gabrielle is hilarious as she steps out of her usual characters.
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| Rating | | | Date | January 18, 2005 | | Summary | Very enjoyable! | Content
| I caught this movie on cable the other night never hearing about it before and I was pleasantly surprised by this well-made and highly entertaining film.
Three friends hire a Romeo (Cool Jay) type "player" to try to romance and dump the ultimate "dragon lady" (Eva) who manipulates their women and eat up and spits out men without a thought. The idea is that the Romeo will dump Eva making her leave and then they can have control over their women and their lives.
Not to give anything away but the longer Cool Jay "romances" Eva, he finds himself forgetting his purpose and falling for Eva. Also, as Cool Jay gets closer to Eva, life only gets worse for the three friends that hired him, much to their chagrin.
Cool Jay gives an excellent and believable performance as the "player" and the actress that plays Eva is also perfect. There are several hilarious scenes that had me laughing out loud. The "Women only" club that is the beauty parlor has several enjoyable scenes as well.
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| Rating | | | Date | November 10, 2004 | | Summary | It was an all right, comedy, romantic film | Content
| Gabrielle Union and James Todd Smith give a good performance. Gabrielle plays the role when her parents died she took on the care and upbringing of her sisters. Her sisters are now grown, one is married, one is about to marry, and they still seek Gabrielle's sister's advice. Which can be over bearing and a bit too much for the sister's men.
James T. Smith accepts a bet and challenge that he can date and then get rid of Gabrielle Union (domineering and know it all sister), so the men can live normal lives.
Mr. Smith falls in love with Gabrielle and the movie takes on different turns. Finally, the couple re-examine, re-explore, their relationship and all options. I won't give this away, but they cross a road in their relationship.
What I did not like was a scene in which Gabrielle Union validates her one nighter as being, "I am a hoe." This send the wrong message. Men and women today, not all but many, are trying too hard at being equally players and hoes. This is self degrading, self disrespecting, and self destructive.
The movie, per se, was worth the view. It is also important for all (producers, directors, actors, actresses, and supporing) that they be very careful with what they say. There are many persons out there in TV Land who do buy into these images.
I didn't mind the "cutie pie complexes" too much; considering there are many women who have subscribed to this image making. But at times, I was suffocated with all the prettinesses, almost too prettiness in the women. Maybe that is why I found Gabrielle's role more appealing. She stood her ground on her own merits not just cuteness.
James T. Smith......, my hat goes out to you. He is an older man, more mature, and also looks like he is more directed....God bless. |
| Rating | | | Date | September 26, 2004 | | Summary | Decent, Ordinary Romantic Comedy Upgraded by Two Good Leads | Content
| Two good leads James Todd Smith aka LL Cool J (so the credit goes) and gifted Gabrielle Union raise this romatic comedy film's quality one notch higher. The film suffers from its predictable story and some awfully stereotyped characters, but certainly there is chemistry between Ms. Union and Mr. Smith which sprinkles considerable charms on the screen.
Yet another modernized variation of Shakespearean love theme, 'Deliver Us From Eva' features Eva (Union), uptight woman who could mercilessly beat the men with her fast-spitting rapid-fire words. Today, she organizes a book-reading meeting with three sisters of hers, and the book happens to be Toni Morrison's 'Beloved,' accompanied with the video starring Oprah. Three guys who live with the sisters (not Eve), claims that they want to see a football game on TV, but as you see, their slightest hope is crushed by Eve before they knew it.
So, the three unhappy men talk suave lady's man Raymond (Smith) into asking man-hater Eve for date, in order to get rid of Eva' influence to other sisters, and their life. Cool Raymond, who in turn asks for reward $ 5,000, finally agrees, and he approaches to her. The results? Now you know it.
It's not the thin characters that hold the center of the film, and definitely not the familiar story -- what is really wonderful is the acting of the two leading players, LL Cool J and Gabrielle Union. LL Cool J is always a reliable actor in actions, but in this comedy he shows more tender, likable side. But more impressive is Ms. Union, whose character Eve is not always an amiable person, who often looks like a caricature of bossy woman with an icy heart. Actually she is not, as it turns out, but without her skilled acting Eve would have been more mean-spirited, nasty creation who makes every viewer think 'Deliver us from her.'
The film is produced by FOCUS film (which gave us gritty '21 grams'), and that is a bit surprising, but more surprising thing is that the film, unlike that Sean Penn film, lacks the bite this company could have added. Not that I complain; but 'Deliver Us From Eva' though it is cozy and warm, could be different, different in a better, more unpredictable way. |
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