An exciting film that demonstrates the depths of a mother’s love, “Lila and Eve” tells the story of Lila (Academy Award-nominee Viola Davis), a grief-stricken mother who in the aftermath of her son’s murder in a drive-by shooting attends a support group where she meets Eve (Jennifer Lopez), who has lost her daughter. The two become immediate candid kindred spirits.
When Lila hits numerous roadblocks from the police in bringing justice for her son’s slaying, Eve urges Lila to take matters into her own hands to track down her son’s killers. The two women soon embark on a violent pursuit of justice, as they work to the top of the chain of drug dealers to avenge the murder of Lila’s son.
A bold and provocative take on the morals of American society, “Lila and Eve” is a highly dramatic film which explores the lengths mothers will go to, both physically and emotionally, in pursuing justice for a murdered child.
“Lila and Eve” has been compared to “Thelma and Louise” and has been called “hugely entertaining” by critics across the country. Variety magazine raves it is “a vigilante thriller with a twist!”