No Good Deed
Director: Bob Rafelson
Actors: Samuel L. Jackson, Milla Jovovich, Stellan Skarsgård
PlotA solitary, methodical police detective, Jack Friar, reluctantly agrees to help his neighbor search for her teenage runaway daughter. His investigation leads him to a seemingly innocuous house where he anticipates finding the missing girl. Instead, Jack stumbles into an ongoing criminal operation involving a band of thieves planning a high-stakes bank heist. Caught off guard, Jack is taken hostage by the criminals who are wary of his true motives and potential threat to their plan’s success.
As Jack navigates the tense and dangerous situation, he meets Erin, a captive concert cellist with a mysterious allure, who complicates his predicament. While forming an uneasy alliance with Erin, Jack discovers the ringleader's cunning and ruthlessness, which deepens his resolve to escape and thwart the gang's plans. The house becomes a pressure cooker of deception and strategic maneuvering, forcing Jack to rely on his skills and instincts to survive against seemingly insurmountable odds.
Writers: Dashiell Hammett, Christopher Canaan, Steve Barancik
Release Date: 20 Nov 2014
Runtime: 97 min
Rating: R
Country: Germany, United States
Language: English
Home Video Reviews
"No Good Deed" lacks substance and fails to engage despite some decent cast performances, compounded by underwhelming A/V quality and no extras on the Blu-ray.
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