Lila & Eve (2015)
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.
Lila & Eve (2015)
Information
Released Year: 2015
Runtime: 94 minutes
Directors: Charles Stone III
Writers: Patrick Gilfillan
Casts: Shea Whigham, Viola Davis, Yolonda Ross, Andre Royo, Aml Ameen, Jennifer Lopez, Rey Hernandez, Michole Briana White, Whitney Goin, Will Brittain, Chris Chalk, Julius Tennon
IMDB: Lila & Eve (2015)
Storyline
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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Reviews
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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.
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Slant Magazine -
Charles Stone III's film ultimately succeeds as a convincing social plea, but fails as compelling cinema.
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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.
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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.
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Variety -
Although Davis’ performance is so good here, it’s tough to know where the real world ends and the vendetta fantasy begins.
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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.
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.
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.