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No Good Deed (2002)
Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins
Synopsis: While pursuing a runaway teenager, Jack (Samuel L. Jackson), a cop, stumbles across a gang of crooks trying to pull off a heist. When they are alerted to his presence, Jack is taken hostage, and left in the custody of Erin (Milla Jovovich), the gang leader's girlfriend. While they are left... While pursuing a runaway teenager, Jack (Samuel L. Jackson), a cop, stumbles across a gang of crooks trying to pull off a heist. When they are alerted to his presence, Jack is taken hostage, and left in the custody of Erin (Milla Jovovich), the gang leader's girlfriend. While they are left alone, Jack and Erin form a bond, which creates complications for the rest of her crew. Based on a story by Dashiell Hammett. [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Milla Jovovich, Stellan Skarsgaard, Doug Hutchison, Grace Zabriskie
DVD Info
Release:
Nov 11, 2003
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Keep Case
- Full Frame
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Reviews
This undermarketed noir suffers because many of its characters don't seem to belong in the same universe.
Admirers of the cast or of Bob Rafelson would do all concerned parties a very good deed by not witnessing their combined embarrassment.
... just a ridiculous story that layers one ridiculous, silly, contrivance after another.
A dull, stolid attempt at a contemporary film noir, clumsily constructed and loaded with bad hard-boiled dialogue, slack direction and stilted acting...a no good movie.


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