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46 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 25 Critics What's this?

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9.0 out of 10

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  • Starring: Essence Atkins, Gabrielle Union, LL Cool J
  • Summary: A trio of men plot to free themselves from their mates' unattached and seemingly omnipresent older sister Eva (Union). (Focus Features)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 25
  3. Negative: 5 out of 25
  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    80
    Flows smoothly, looks great and probably cost lots less than it looks. One can't help resist saying it delivers the goods.
  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Frank Lovece
    60
    It would have been nice if Hardwick had a bigger budget for retakes to work out some of the supporting actors' stiffness, but he does keep the story moving, finding the humor in characters caught up in their own machinations rather than cheap wisecracks.
  3. Charlotte Observer
    Reviewed by: Lawrence Toppman
    38
    Melvin Van Peebles wrote and directed the biting "Don't Play Us Cheap" 30 years ago to complain about racial stereotyping in films. But Hollywood never listened. It kept playing African -Americans cheap in mainstream comedies, whether the directors were white or black. Deliver Us From Eva -- is one of the worst recent offenders.

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  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. AndrewS.
    9
    Although probably not a direct descendant of "The Taming of the Shrew" the way the equally hilarious "Smiles of a Summer Night" (Bergman) was of "A Midsummer Night's Dream", this beautiful comedy ranks as high as that classic film for writing, acting and cinematography. I want to see a lot more of the brilliantly funny actors in this emsemble.… Expand
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