[Smith] and Union bring out the best in each other, especially (and surprisingly) during the more dramatic emotional interludes.
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07/06/08
Deliver Us From Eva (2003)
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Reviews Counted:80
Fresh:34
Rotten:46
Average Rating:5.3/10
Consensus: Though Union and LL Cool J are appealing romantic leads, Deliver Us From Eva is too predictable and contrived.
Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: DELIVER US FROM EVA, directed by Gary Hardwick (THE BROTHERS), pits man against woman in a memorable battle royale of romance and comedy. Hardened by her parents' deaths, Eva Dandridge (Gabrielle... [More]
Starring: Gabrielle Union, LL Cool J, Essence Atkins, Dartanyan Edmonds
Director: Gary Hardwick
Reviews for Deliver Us From Eva
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07/02/03
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.
03/25/03
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.
03/10/03
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.
03/10/03
Depicts gender warfare as a kind of pillow fight.
03/07/03
For the most part, Deliver Us From Eva is a pretty enjoyable, if predictable, romantic comedy.
03/07/03
Any romantic comedy that gives you time to think probably isn't doing its job.
03/07/03
[LL Cool J] delivers an immensely pleasing, touching performance.
03/04/03
Only LL Cool J's considerable charisma keeps this from completely sinking.
02/19/03
Stuff like that happens only in sitcoms and bad movies ...
02/14/03
Luckily, Gabrielle Union's jazz is matched by LL Cool J's torso. And, he can act too, always helpful.
02/14/03
A wheelbarrow full of laughs with smart characters played well by a brilliant cast.
02/12/03
You end up with a movie that's never more than harmlessly entertaining and adequate -- I doubt the filmmaker was aiming so low.
02/12/03
This update of The Taming of the Shrew has appealing stars in Smith and Union, but their charm is too fragile to survive the dopey script.
02/11/03
Solid cast and the occasional chuckle notwithstanding, this movie is wildly uneven, chugging this way and that before careening off track.
02/10/03
Deliver us from screenplays that force likable protagonists to twist and bend their personalities to serve the contortions of a ridiculous and formulaic plot.
02/10/03
A lot more fun than its title implies.
02/09/03
The movie may try and hastily deliver Eva, but it barely delivers anything worthwhile beyond its sluggish pacing.
02/09/03
It avoids the template for a while, but by the end, it's doing everything that every other film of its genre does, right down to the reconciliation that occurs in a public setting.
02/08/03
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