No Good Deed (2014)

Wonderful Movie

Admirable film.

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

I wanted to watch this film after listening to a Malcom Gladwell podcast in which he references the movie. I saw the ratings were poor but I watched it anyway and was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it. There is a surprise twist at the end I did not see coming!

What do you expect from a run-of-the-mill crazed criminal terrorizes an innocent woman? Not much I would hope, but there is some decent thrills to be had if one turns off the overly analytical part of the brain.Idris Elba delivers a solid performance as psychopathic killer Colin Evans, the film's antagonist. Elba uses subtle menace and his husky vocals (convincing American accent included) to convey the evil within Colin instead of being a caricature of an over-the-top madman. The actor also makes his violent actions erupt like a volcano rather than methodically killing his prey; Colin kills in fits of rage than planning out his deeds, but his mind games are planned methods of psychological torture and threats of harm. Too bad the actor's ultimate demise is generic with the plot of a home invasion film like 'The Hand that Rocks the Cradle'.Actress Taraji P. Henson also delivers solid work as the film's heroine, Terry. Henson comes across as the typical bored housewife who gave up her dreams to raise her kids and longs for excitement in her life. However Terry's world is turned upside down when Colin shows up and she is initially not too suspicious of her guest. However Colin's behavior soon unnerves her and Terry doesn't hesitate to start acting on removing him from her home. Henson does not become a stereotypical damsel in distress as she combatively attacks Elba's Colin and is able to protect herself throughout the chase scenes and of course triumphs in the end.The film's script is generic for a thriller of the home invasion genre with the psychotic killer, innocent homeowner on her own and of course plenty of killings and chases. The film does contain some genuine tension and some jump scares. The chemistry between the leads is believable as the tension mounts and you wonder how Henson's Terry will escape and Elba's menace spooks the viewer as much as Terry.

I have never seen the movie and I do not want to for the trailer put me off it. What happens in the trailer is that he crashes his car and seeks shelter at a woman's house. He then starts to terrorize her and guess what? She attacks him like the sexist bitch she is. Not only does Tajiri P Henson beat and kill Idris Elba, she punches the guy playing her husband at the end. I found that bit out through wikipedia. Tajiri P Henson is a poor excuse of a woman, for even though she was being invaded, she had no right to do any of the stuff she done to Idris. The people who let her get away with it are just as bad. Stay away from this movie, its pure sexist. 1/10 stars as I can't rate it -10

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.