Synopsis
Lila, a grief-stricken mother reeling from her son’s murder, attends a support group where she meets Eve, who urges her to take matters into her own hands to track down her son’s killers.
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Cast
- Viola DavisLila Walcott
- Jennifer LopezEve
- Shea WhighamHolliston
- Aml AmeenStephon
- Andre RoyoSkaketti
- Chris ChalkAlonzo
- Julius TennonBen
- Yolonda RossPatrice
- Rey HernandezOjeda
- Whitney GoinAggie
Recommendations
- 70
Los Angeles Times
Lila & Eve is a standard-issue female vigilante thriller that's skillfully elevated by the performances of leads Viola Davis and Jennifer Lopez. - 63
Slant Magazine
Charles Stone III's film ultimately succeeds as a convincing social plea, but fails as compelling cinema. - 60
Village Voice
The movie, directed by Charles Stone III — who gave us 2002's likable Drumline — runs hot and cold, suspenseful and well observed, well acted and often affecting, but somewhat tiresome and implausible by the end. - 60
New York Daily News
You can get a little lost following the chain of drug dealers who Lila and Eve gun down. Then again, narrative coherence isn’t really the point. What is vital is Davis’ wrenching performance as a mother who’s done everything right, but remains powerless to keep her children safe. - 50
Variety
Although Davis’ performance is so good here, it’s tough to know where the real world ends and the vendetta fantasy begins. - 50
The A.V. Club
Pitched somewhere between indie domestic drama and direct-to-video exploitation, Lila & Eve is the kind of film in which a sturdy, unsensational piece of acting can take the spotlight. - 50
Chicago Sun-Times
Davis (who was an executive producer on the film) gives a strong performance, as if she were acting in one of those many prestige projects lighting up her resume. It’s a noble try, but this dreck is beyond saving. - 40
The Hollywood Reporter
It’s an instant camp classic, especially because it takes itself so adorably seriously.
