Mike, Tim and Darrell are fortunate men. Each of them has captured the heart of one of the fabulous Dandrige sisters – stunning black women from good genes. They only have one problem in their lives, which is domineering sister Eva, who is single and has always been the substitute parental figure in the lives of the family. Deciding that what Eva needs is a strong man to keep her out of their lives, the three turn to local playa, Ray, to win her over and get her out of the way.I didn't hold out high hopes for this film but I was pretty tired and a little "delicate" one day and I was looking on the TV for anything that would be really undemanding and easy to watch. As such this pretty much fitted the bill but, even with my low requirements it must be said that the film didn't bring anything in particular to the table. The opening hook is odd because it casts a serious tone over the first parts of the film (until you forget it) but at the same time you are also aware that it is not going to go the way that it suggests it will. What it does instead is deliver a story that can't decide if it wants to be a comedy with the usual hairdresser etc clichés or a more soppy romantic film. It tries to do both but doesn't manage to succeed at either – although probably not because of it trying to do these things so much as it just being fairly basic stuff. Its main problem is that it simply lacks real spark across the board. The romance doesn't fizz so much as just happen and the comedy is fairly unfunny for the most part and relies on the big broad caricatures doing what they do.The cast go along with this and make it happen. Union is undoubtedly very sexy but her performance here is weak. All she does is do a series of attitudes and it does feel like she is flicking a switch between them. Her mean streak isn't that much fun either as she pulls faces rather than having great lines. Cool J trades on his lick-lipping and tiny winks but doesn't convince as a person. OK so when he is a clichéd player then it works but this is a small part of the film and for the rest of it he is too basic. Martin, Jackson and Edmonds are far too obvious and one dimensional but at least Good, Lee and Atkins make for good eye-candy.Overall though Deliver Us from Eva has all the invention in the title and not in the film. The narrative is roundly bland and predictable while the romance and the comedy are both lacking in spark, leaving a film that is inoffensive but doesn't really do anything of particular note.

This film was disgusting, in the most amazing of ways. It sucked more than a 5 dollar hooker, and was as entertaining as Carson Daly... yeah, that bad. I couldn't believe that my friend lent me this. I almost stopped being her friend. I saw this free and still feel I was robbed. I would only recommend this to my arch nemesis, Ben Affleck. I feel the name couldn't have been less cheesy and Gabrielle Union is a TERRIBLE, AWFUL, PITIFUL, but f*ckable actress. Unless if you're a nimph who likes masturbating to Ms. Union, I wouldn't watch it, and even then, there's no nudity scenes, sorry for the disappointment. If your local library is open, take your time to read a book and don't see this cheap movie. I feel bad for LL Cool J.

Another movie base on William Shakespeare - The Taming of the Shrew but this time a black and older people version. (No racism intended) Three Friends hired Ray to escort Eva, so that she would be out of their marriage life after she influence too much on their wife.Though I have seen this in Ten Things I Hate About You, I still very much enjoying this movie and somewhat surpass my expectation. LL Cool J is great here and the flow of the movie is just right.Overall this is a good adaptation.Recommendation: If You Are Over 25 Watch This, Younger Watch 10 Things I Hate About You.Rating: 6.5/10 (Grade: C+)

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.