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UnowPriceless hyped garbage

Bea Swanson This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

Billie Morin This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

inforaza No Good Deed is an edge-of-the-seat suspense crime thriller! You will not be able to get up when you are watching this movie (although to be frank, there is nothing NEW in the story)!NOTE: Don't believe some stupid people who think the movie is Boring!The director, Sam Miller, has done a mature job of maintaining the aura of suspense in each and every scene. The Background Music and the slow Pace of the film, all contribute to transfixing the minds of the audience to the screen. In fact, I prefer this more than any noisy, rapidly-edited & fast-faced suspense movies.The Screenplay is Tight and Crispy!The Acting is very, very decent. But Idris Elba looks slightly friendly to be a heartless killer. Perhaps a beard, Hoodie and a wicked gaze would have done the trick.I won't say anything more for fear of giving away details of the movie (esp. a small twist towards the end). Just watch this Short, Simple and Suspense-ridden film in any movie channel of your choice.

Bryan Kluger With such a stellar cast, a good filmmaker, and a trailer that was scary, thrilling, and fun, I thought that 'No Good Deed' would be one of my favorite films of the year. I couldn't be more wrong. If you saw the amazing trailer to this film, you might have thought that it looked great and that someone finally had the amazing Idris Elba play a sadistic bad guy who is terrorizing a woman and her children. It had a lot of promise and potential based on that trailer alone. And since the film had Elba play a bad guy who seemed to be terrorizing a woman in her own home, I secretly wanted a 'Home Alone' type of ending with Idris getting attacked by all sorts of boobytraps. I know that wasn't going to be case, but if it was, I certainly would have enjoyed it.Directed by Sam Miller, who directed several episodes of 'Luther' with Idris, 'No Good Deed' has no mind or soul of its own, even though it looks visually pleasing and has a commanding lead. This PG-13 thriller fails to really show any real suspense or twist that we can't see coming a mile away. It's sad really, because this could have been one of the more thrilling and scarier films this year. But unfortunately, it's a film that will be swept under the rug after its first viewing. Idris plays a man named Colin Evans who has been in prison for five years for manslaughter, and is also a suspect in five murders, all of whom are women.He is denied parole and in this scene, we see Idris's talent come full force as he plays a man who is regretful of his actions and sincere, while still holding that mysterious and sadistic side we see later on in the movie. It's a perfectly tuned role that Idris has knocked out of the park. On the way back to jail, Colin gets a hold of a gun, shoots the police officer and driver, and escapes. Colin has a pit stop to make, which comes to play later on in the film, which I won't spoil for you, but he eventually ends up at Terry's (Taraji P. Henson) house with her young daughter and new toddler. Terry has her friend Meg (Leslie Bibb) coming over for a girl's night, since Terry's husband left on a work trip. Colin, who had just been in an automobile accident rings Terry's doorbell and asks for help.Being involved in an aspect of the law for her job, focusing on abuse and violence, it's hard to realize that she would let a complete stranger in, but she does, and our movie takes off. Colin seems alright at first, but Terry soon discovers the monster he really is as she tries several escape attempts, but all prove unsuccessful. This all leads to a big plot twist reveal at the end of the film, which gives our characters somewhat of a background and reason for this film actually being made. But the thing about it that doesn't work is that we've seen these usual genre tropes and actions a thousand times before in other films, which takes us out of the movie completely and makes us think of the other better movie that did things right.I do think Henson did an outstanding job as the mother protecting her kids from a mad man, but the shining star here is Idris Elba. He really keeps this moving flowing with every scene he's in. And even though he's the bad guy, each scene without him in it, you're wishing he was on screen. 'No Good Deed' missed the mark by a long shot and came across as silly and dull, when it could have been something much better. But at least we get to see Idris scare the living day lights out of us, right?

phd_travel This thriller is actually quite a lot better than expected. Liked the way things tied up together. Doesn't always happen in this kind of thriller but here it does.Idris Elba is a charismatic lead villain and he may seem more of a hero than a villain at first but that is part of the story. Taraji shows an interesting transformation from naive bored housewife to woman who fights back. A couple of formula elements can't be avoided in this thriller eg the best friend and the cop. There is a twist in the race of the cast here with black leads and white supporting cast.Ignore the negative reviews, its surprisingly good.

bowmanblue Idris Elba. Arguably one of the coolest actors around right now. He can pretty much carry any part given to him. Yes, I'm a fan. And, as I expected of him, he's damn good here too. Unfortunately, one great actor does not make up for a film which is short on originality.Elba plays 'Colin.' A psychopath. Okay, so that's a generalisation. The early part of the film touches on his exact condition. However, he kills people, so 'psychopath' will work for me. And, he plays it pretty well, flitting between his natural charm and dangerous ability to bludgeon someone to death if he so feels inclined.But, luckily for Joe Public, he's been caught and imprisoned. Of course the film would be a lot less dull if he didn't escape pretty quickly and resume his terrorising. So, he does this and seeks refuge in a woman's home, pretending that his car has broken down. Of course she succumbs to his charm and lets him in, but, again, things never stay that way for long. What follows is a typical 'cat and mouse' kind of game with her doing her best to survive in her own home. I should just point out that she can't just escape at the earliest opportunity, as she has children.I have no problem with the plot. Yes, it could probably be a little more original, but I could still live with that. Or I could if it wasn't for the fact that it uses the same cliché over and over again (normally found in 'slasher' films). Three times (yes, I counted) in the space of about ten minutes does she totally get the drop on Elba and whack him with a fire extinguisher/lamp-thing/knife, only to run off instead of finishing him off. I know this kind of movie-gripe has been going on for years and, yes, I know if she killed him at the earliest opportunity it would be a pretty short film, but still... that lack of realism/originality just got to me after a while. Elba isn't supposed to be a monster or superhuman, yet he gets up from every blow and just chases after her – again, without killing her either due to ending the film early.Ultimately, you can't fault the performances, both Elba and his victim do all they can with what's been given to them. It's just a shame the 'vehicle' they're in is a little bit on the stale side. I guess if you're not into slasher films you may not notice it quite so much, but, for me, it just bugged me to the point where I found it hard to carry on watching.For die-hard Elba fans or casual viewers of the 'stalker/thriller' genre only.