[1] It was released to the US theaters on February 7, 2003 by Focus Features, and also stars Essence Atkins, Duane Martin, and Mel Jackson.

Evangeline (Eva) Dandridge works for The Los Angeles Health Department as an inspector, a job well-suited for her bossy and perfectionist nature.

The men finally hatch a daring plan: kidnap Ray, lie to Eva about his death in an accident and cajole her into leaving the city.

After the whole ordeal, Ray tries numerous times to apologize to her and tells her that he truly loves her, but Eva does not want to hear it and still plans to move on without him.

Days later, Eva apologizes to Mike, Tim, and Darrell for meddling and being a huge pain and distraction for them and her sister's lives.

It holds a 43% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 83 reviews, with the critics consensus stating, "Though Union and LL Cool J are appealing romantic leads, Deliver Us from Eva is too predictable and contrived.