No Good Deed
He was more than a cop. She was more than a thief.
Samuel L. Jackson (S.W.A.T., Basic, XXX) Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil, The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc), Stellan Skarsgard (The Glass House, Ronin), and Doug Hutchinson (The Green Mile, The Salton Sea) star in this pulse-pounding crime thriller based on a work by Dashiell Hammett and directed by the acclaimed Oscar nominee (1970, Five Easy Pieces, best picture) Rob Rafelson (Five Easy Pieces, Blood and Wine).
A missing persons investigation escalates into a deadly game of cat and mouse when detective Jack (Jackson) is captured and held hostage by a gang of brutal thieves in the process of an elaborate bank robbery. Cruel mastermind Tyrone (Skarsgard), manipulative girlfriend Erin (Jovovich), and deranged henchman Hoop (Hutchinson) are locked in a dangerous web of deceit, double-cross and romantic intrigue, making Jack a pawn in the lethal high stakes plot. Against all odds, Erin and Jack find themselves erotically drawn to each other, igniting a volatile love triangle that turns deadly as the body count rises. Deception is the rule in this action-packed, pitch-black thriller that will hold you in suspense until the final frame.
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Definitely worth a look for mystery fans. - Superdave
Fans of the hard-boiled crime thriller are sorely under-served these days, but here we have a Hammett story adapted for the screen and directed by the always trustworthy Bob Rafelson. Milla Jovovich is the centerpiece as a woman who uses her sexuality to attract men who are then robbed by the other members of her gang. But when detective Sam Jackson intrudes on this little arrangement, it begins to unravel. Jealousy, deceit and betrayal follow and soon sparks and bullets start to fly. The cast are very good and completely convincing in their lowlife milieu, and the script gives them plenty of hard-edged banter to bandy back and forth amidst the various sneakings around. The action, when it comes, is not the usual stylized action movie nonsense, but is explosive and violent and most importantly organic to the plot rather than gratuitous. And the plot twists have a similar organic logic, rather than having that contrived feel of being a plot twist because we haven't had one for a while. There is a nice gritty yet realistic look here that really helps to pull together the various crime genre elements into a credible and watchable drama, and the actors make it all work. Recommended, but keep expectations reasonable.
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Definitely worth a look for mystery fans. - Superdave
Fans of the hard-boiled crime thriller are sorely under-served these days, but here we have a Hammett story adapted for the screen and directed by the always trustworthy Bob Rafelson. Milla Jovovich is the centerpiece as a woman who uses her sexuality to attract ...