No Good Deed (2014)

No Good Deed is a 2014 American thriller film directed by Sam Miller, starring Idris Elba & Taraji P. Henson.

Plot
When wife & mother Terri Granger (Taraji P. Henson) invites an escaped convict (Idris Elba) into her house after claiming he had car trouble, she finds herself fighting for her life & the life of her family when he terrorizes her home.

Cast

 * Idris Elba as Colin Evans
 * Taraji P. Henson as Terri Granger
 * Leslie Bibb as Meg
 * Kate del Castillo as Alexis
 * Mark Smith as EMT
 * Henry Simmons as Jeffrey Granger
 * Wilbur Fitzgerald as Dr. Ross
 * Mirage Moonschein as Ryan Granger

Production
The filming for "No Good Deed" began in April of 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Originally, the film was supposed to be released on October 18, 2013, but it was later changed to January 17, 2014 & then pushed back to April 25, 2014. The official release date was pushed back to September 12, 2014 and released on that day.

Box Office
"No Good Deed" debuted at #1 at the box office, grossing $24,250,283 during its opening weekend. Worldwide, the film grossed $54,323,210. The film closed in theaters on November 2, 2014.

It became producer Will Packer's third film to top the box office (along with Ride Along and Think Like a Man Too).

Critical Reception
"No Good Deed" has received generally negative reviews from critics.

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 10% based on 50 reviews, with an average rating of 3.2/10.

The site's consensus reads, "Dull, derivative, and generally uninspired, No Good Deed wastes its stars' talents — and the audience's time".

On Metacritic, the film has a score of 26 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".

The audience for No Good Deed was 60 percent female, 59 percent over the age of 30. Filmgoers gave the movie a "B+" CinemaScore.

Entertainment Weekly gave the film a "C", calling the film a "fairly conventional home-invasion thriller".

Josh Kupecki from the Austin Chronicle gave the movie a one in a half star rating, saying it "slouches toward its inevitable conclusion much like that rough beast to Bethlehem, falling apart and lacking all conviction".

Joe Neumaier from The New York Daily News called it "the worst kind of exploitative thriller".

Accolades
2015 BET Awards
 * Best Actress: Taraji P. Henson (won)
 * Best Actor: Idris Elba (nominated)

2015 Image Awards
 * Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture: Taraji P. Henson (won)
 * Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture: Idris Elba (nominated)