It was released to the US theaters on Februby Focus Features, and also stars Essence Atkins, Duane Martin, and Mel Jackson. It is considered by many as a modern update of William Shakespeare's play, The Taming of the Shrew. So while I liked the film, I also thought it had some major problems.Deliver Us from Eva is a 2003 American romantic comedy film starring LL Cool J and Gabrielle Union, revolving around LL's character Ray being paid to date a troublesome young lady named Eva (Union). Before that the film had a problem deciding whether or not it was really a comedy, but then this just got ridiculous. But the big letdown for me was the scene where the husbands/bf kidnap LL and stage a fake funeral.
So there's a continuity problem with Union's character. One problem is that pitchy people don't suddenly become nice just because they're in love. And so, the husbands/boyfriend plot to get Union out of their hair by hiring the suave LL to romance her off her feet and out of their lives. Overall, its' a good premise - Union is the pitchy oldest sister who is somewhat controlling of her sisters' lives.and of their husbands and boyfriends. Royale Watkins is interesting as a gay hair dresser.
Mel Jackson is good as one of the husbands, while Dartanyan Edmonds had a rather short career which pretty much ended after this film.and rightfully so. Essence Atkins, Robinne Lee, and Meagan Good. The ladies who play the sisters of Union did not particularly impress me, although they did their jobs. I enjoyed him here not sure why he has not been more successful. Her acting is fine, although there are issues with character continuity.but that's the fault of the writers and director.ĭuane Martin is very good as the boyfriend of one of Union's sisters. I have long thought that not only is Gabrielle Union a really good actress, but also one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood.
There's a lot to enjoy here, but ultimately one serious error prevents me from giving a rating of "7".Īlthough he's not a particularly great actor, it's hard not to enjoy LL Cool J, who here plays 'Ray', a blue collar worker who thinks of himself as a playa, but then actually falls in love. Reviewed by vincentlynch-moonoi 6 / 10 Deliver us from some faults that sort of ruined what could have been a better film
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