No Good Deed

  • 2014


MOVIE IS musical malignant competent imaginary engaging
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21 %
10 % Rotten
$ 1 Million
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Positive Reviews 6
Negative reviews 42
Average Rating 1.6/5
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1.5
The film doesnt begin to take off until its second half, when it thankfully shucks its weak supporting cast and turns into a three way battle of wits .. Av Club
1.8
The filmmakers may not have intended it that way, but the movie is so bereft of anything else that its forays into moralistic paranoia stick out. Av Club
2.5
But No Good Deed chooses instead to operate as a fairly conventional home invasion thriller. EW
1.3
It chooses instead to drag out the usual cliches in a manner so lazy as to display contempt for anyone foolish enough to pay to see the result. Rogerebert
1.0
To start, its a stupid thriller that depends on all of its characters being idiots. Common Sense Media
2.5
The ensuing action is tamely PG 13 in terms of graphic violence, and despite competent performances and packaging, the dialogue and situations in Aime .. Variety
2.0
Sadly though, even the most wily and proactive of damsels cant escape atrocious scripting and pacing. We Got This Covered
2.0
Theres a few table turning twists that lend a veneer of final girl sister power (Henson gets to kick butt and balls) but little else to provide big sc .. The Guardian
1.0
In theory, it should be interesting to see Idris Elba back to playing a meaty bad guy role, but this dumb exploitation flick is wince inducingly awful .. The Guardian
1.3
Screen Gems wants moviegoers to believe that No Good Deed contains a narrative twist so shocking that it will redefine the very notion of surprise its ..
1.5
Henson imbues Terri with an engaging vulnerability and underlying steeliness; shes this movies anchor. Screen Daily
4.5
Millers film doesnt have to reach that far, it knows that the only way you can elevate a mistake is to tweak the banal awfulness at its center. Collider
2.0
But I wouldnt be surprised if that imaginary movie didnt exist at some point, instead of the sadistic mess that is No Good Deed. Vulture
1.5
But their fine work is utterly wasted in this B movie exploitation thriller that would barely make for passable viewing on late night cable television .. The Hollywood Reporter
0.5
No Good Deed slouches toward its inevitable conclusion much like that rough beast to Bethlehem, falling apart and lacking all conviction.
1.5
An inert Cape Fear rehash that cant seem to choose its favorite contrivance. The New York Times
3.0
Frankly, No Good Deeds abashed tone is unnecessary, because its biggest crime is being an adequately made, wholly by the numbers thriller.It will not .. Paste Magazine
1.0
Director Sam Miller, a veteran of Luther, serves up the domestic violence equivalent of a Punch and Judy show. Telegraph
3.0
Anchored by a pair of compelling performances by Idris Elba and Taraji P. Henson, who squeeze the most out of their archetypal roles, Deed makes no bo ..
2.0
Elbas reunites with Luther director Sam Miller to lesser effect in a workaday home invasion thriller.
0.0
Henson, an Oscar nominee for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and a delight in the Think Like a Man films, is required to open her eyes wide in fea .. Ny Daily News
0.5
The chase sequences are so poorly executed that you can see the thriller cliches coming well before they arrive.There is not one moment of actual susp .. JoBlo
2.5
In terms of its intended goals, No Good Deed is indeed tense and thrilling for most of its carefully measured run time. Screen Rant
1.2
Except for the big screen dollops of gore, it could easily pass for a bad basic cable flick. One Guys Opinion
1.9
Screen Gems celebrates Violence Against Women Awareness Week with No Good Deed, a brutal thriller about, you guessed it, a malignant narcissist commit .. Rogers Movie Nation
1.2
If so, writer Aimee Lagos and director Sam Miller have a lot to answer for with this stillborn thriller, messing up a straightforward exercise in expl .. Blu Ray
1.0
Its the musical equivalent of a series of increasingly screamy and paranoid news headlines. The Times
2.0
While serviceable as a late night thrill, No Good Deed falls into a trap of genre familiarity from which it cannot escape. Radio Times
1.5
Unfortunately, sometimes life can be just as badly written as a cheesy Hollywood horror thriller. Screen It
1.0
The film, sadistic and nonsensical by turns, self consciously invokes memories of thrillers like Cape Fear and The Desperate Hours, but has none of th .. Independent
3.5
If Im thinking of the right one, its nothing thatll be remembered by the end of this perfectly serviceable thriller. The Wrap
1.9
Idris Elba, a Golden Globe winner, and Taraji P. Henson, an Oscar nominee, have somehow landed themselves in a pretty bad movie called No Good Deed..H .. News Day
2.0
No Good Deed Eddie Harrison 17 November 2014 Derivative thriller starring, and squandering the talented Idris Elba and Taraji P Henson A leaden entry .. Flim List
0.5
Its that aspect of the genre that provides thoughtful catharsis, even in the schlockiest of scenarios.Not that youll find anything beneath the surface .. Blogs Indie Wire
1.9
The finale leaves a viewer not knowing whether to laugh hysterically or throw popcorn bags at the screen in anger. Aisle Seat
3.0
It feels like the outcome is predictable, but AimAe Lagoss script executes a climactic twist to precision. Digital Spy
2.2
Not a single woman does what sensible women would, until the last two minutes when happy ending violence is all thats left to do. Tamp A Bay
1.5
A tearjerker should make you cry.A sci fi epic should have outsized ideas while a horror film should fill you with fear. Film Racket
1.5
But what it truly reveals is a lack of narrative imagination to match its lack of technical imagination. The Dissolve
1.0
Lets hope that the cliche doesnt hold true, because No Good Deed deserves all the punishment audiences and critics can dish out. Cinemix Tape
1.0
Ka ching.Yes, thats what it looks like, but No Good Deed never delivers those goods. Crave Online
0.0
The studio sensed it might not be the best time to push a movie about a psycho savagely beating women. Seven Day Svt
2.0
Its a bit of a moral journey from inspirational black South African leader Nelson Mandela in Long Walk To Freedom to a malignant narcissist, misogynis .. Sky
1.0
There should be something more exhilarating about the violent and hopeful epilogue finale than there is. Grant Land
2.0
Henson delivers a believable and three dimensional performance but the script is as one dimensional and simplistic as it sounds. Johnhanlon Reviews
1.8
Rest of the film is ALSO unoriginal and a waste of time and talent.Elba is morphing into a major movie star. Movie Chambers
1.5
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.(AP) A Frank Sinatra impersonator asked Luck to be a lady as he bet on the New York Yankees on Wednesday and an Elvis impersonator .. The Monitor
1.0
This third and final film of the Falls trilogy revisits former Mormon missionaries Chris and RJ, six years after they first fell in love and were disc .. Imdb
1.3
Flirting often precedes the fury.Again, were meant to be titllated and aghast in a single breath. Christy Lemire
1.0
Having been shot over two years ago, its amazing that it didnt make it on cable TV where audiences would have been more receptive. BlackFilm.com
3.8
Such an ideally communal cinematic experience is not as easy to come by as one would think a point proven by, for whatever its familiar paces and unab .. TheMovieReport.com



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