Same 'ol story, different people

Man gets paid to take out woman. Plan fails when he falls for her. She finds out, gets angry and gets over it. Haven't moviegoers seen this before over and over again? It's been done before, and apparently it's still popular among screenwriters because the latest LL Cool J flick, "Deliver Us From Eva" is exactly like other movies we've seen in this genre. \nThis is Gabrielle Union's first starring role and she shines as the evil Eva Dandridge. Evil is an understatement when it comes to Eva. While she spends her Sunday's leading the church choir, during the week Eva is tormenting restaurant owners as a health inspector. But that's the least of Eva's issues. She spends a good chunk of her time running her three sisters lives and ruining their relationships with their husband or boyfriend.\nThe men that are either married to a Dandridge sister or dating one hate Eva. It's then that they decide to have "player" Raymond (LL Cool J) slide his way into Eva's life and take her mind off all of her sisters' relationships. For $5,000, Raymond accepts the challenge and as predicted, falls in love with the independent, bitchy Eva and turns her into a loving and caring woman.\nBy saying she ends up finding out about the heartless bet and then eventually forgives him is not giving away the end of the movie. It's obvious that "Deliver Us From Eva" is just a grown up version of teen flicks like "She's All That" and "10 Things I Hate About You," two movies that also cast Union. \nIn addition to an unoriginal plot, the movie also lacks humor. Cheesy lines and some ridiculous situations make for good laughs even when the audience wasn't intended to laugh.\n"Deliver Us From Eva" provides some nice eye candy for the female and male audience and the acting is okay. As long as the audience isn't expecting anything out of the ordinary, they won't be disappointed. It's too bad though that the writers couldn't have been more creative in their formulaic tale of a bet that leads to heartache and eventually ends like a fairy tale, white horse and all.