NO GOOD DEED (2003)

MORGAN'S RATING

No Good Deed, based on a short story entitled "The House on Turk Street" by Dashiell Hammett, is about a police detective named Jack who, while doing a friend a favor and searching for a runaway teen on Turk Street, stumbles upon a bizarre band of criminals about to pull off a bank robbery. Jack finds himself being held hostage while the criminals decide what to do with him, and the leader's beautiful girlfriend, Erin, is left alone to watch Jack. Erin, who we discover is a master manipulator of the men in the gang, reveals another side to Jack -- a melancholy romantic who could have been a classical pianist. She finds Jack's captivity an irresistible turn-in and he can't figure out if she's for real, or manipulating him, too. Before the gang returns, Jack and Erin's connection intensifies and who ends up with the money is anyone's guess.

Samuel L. Jackson (Jack Frair), Milla Jovovich (Erin), Stellan Skarsgard (Tyrone), Doug Hutchinson (Hoop), Grace Zabriskie (Mrs. Quarre), Joss Ackland (Mr. Quarre), Jonathan Higgins (David Brewster), Shannon Lawson (Amy), Joris Jarsky (Rudy Jones), Robert Welch (Willy), Terence Bowman (Postman), Tony Calabretta (Cadillac Owner), Larry Day, Richard Jutras (Clarevoyant), John Sandford Moore (Weatherman), Emily VanCamp (Connie).

HE WAS MORE THAN A COP. SHE WAS MORE THAN A THIEF.

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

DIRECTOR: Bob Rafelson (Stay Hungry). WRITERS: Christopher Canaan and Steve Barancik, and based on the short story by Dashiell Hammett. PRODUCERS: Barry M. Berg, David Braun, Peter Hoffman, Herb Nanas, Sam Perlmutter, Andre Rouleau and Maxime Remillard. ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Matthew Keene Smith. EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: David E. Allen, Jan Fantl, Peter Hoffman, Frank Nubner and Julian Remillard.  LINE PRODUCER: Michel Siry. ORIGINAL MUSIC: Jeff Beal. DISTRIBUTOR: Remstar Distribution.

FACTS

RELEASE DATE: September 12th, 2003 (USA) DVD RELEASE DATE: November 11th, 2003 (USA) BOX OFFICE OPENING: $127,000 (USA) BOX OFFICE RESULT: $181,600 (USA) BUDGET: $22 million (USA) SHOOTING DATES: July 2001 -- ??? - During its production, this movie was also known as "The House on Turk Street".

CRITICAL COMMENTS

"...just a ridiculous story that layers one ridiculous, silly, contrivance after another." -- Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

"For all the talent on screen, no one has much chemistry." -- John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press

"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." -- Frank Swietek, One Guy's Opinion