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"No Good Deed" (2014) REVIEW


Idris Elba and Taraji P. Henson star in... The Stay-At-Home Mom Horror Movie.

When sociopath and escaped convict Colin Evans (Idris Elba) gets into a car accident, he goes to the nearest available house to borrow a phone, which ends up belonging to mother-of-two Terri (Taraji P. Henson). Terri's husband is out on a trip, leaving her alone with her her infant son and toddler daughter. However, she invites Colin into her home so he won't have to stay out of the rain to wait until the tow truck arrives. Although, when Colin starts giving off extremely creepy vibes, Terri realizes all too late that she may have made a mistake.

When I saw the trailer for the film, I was expecting a good thriller to keep me at the edge of my seat. Instead, I got one hour of boring prolonged scenes and a thrilling final 20 minutes, the last 10 minutes being the best part of the film. I'm sorry, but I have to say that the person we're supposed to be cheering for to beat the bad guy is extremely dumb. Idris Elba's character gives off obvious creepy vibes to the point that the idiotic/slutty side-character picked up on it way before the main character, Terri, did. Also, our main character works in the homicide department specializing in serial killers. Wouldn't she at least picked up on something before it was too late?

Enough complaining though, this movie had some good things to offer. The acting was good (Idris Elba can certainly be creepy), the sound was great, and the thrills (though very scarce) are well-done. The last 10 minutes involves a final hunt/showdown and reveals a twist in the film that brings the movie a bit higher up in the ranks, but only a little.

Overall, No Good Deed is a rather boring film that I felt was a waste of my time. If you enjoy those movies where the main characters make the worst decisions ever, then be my guest.

2/5 Stars

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