No Good Deed is a 2002 thriller starring Samuel L. Jackson, Milla Jovovich and Stellan Skarsgård and directed by Bob Rafelson (The Monkees, Five Easy Pieces).
Jack Friar (Jackson) is a cop who is on the search for a missing girl. Whilst in a neighborhood, he sees an old lady fall down on the front steps of the house. Jack helps her inside and is captured by the inhabitants. They are a gang of criminals led by Tyrone (Skarsgard). The gang go off on a bank heist and Tyrone makes his girlfriend Erin (Jovovich) stay behind to keep an eye on Jack. Erin has a plan for her and Jack to escape from Tyrone and keep the money that the gang are going to steal.
Not to be confused with No Good Deed (2014).
No Good Tropes:
- Complete-the-Quote Title: "...goes unpunished". Lampshaded on the poster above.
- Dark and Troubled Past: Erin was a prostitute in Russia and she was rescued by Tyrone.
- Domestic Abuse: Tyrone to Erin. He even cut one of her toes off.
- Fanservice:
- See Sexy Silhouette.
- When Erin gets out of the shower, we see her naked body from behind as she stands on her tip toes to reach for a dressing gown.
- Sexy Silhouette: Erin has a shower in front of Jack. As Jack tied to a chair makes his escape, we see Erin's shapely body behind the shower door.
- What Happened to the Mouse?: The girl who Jack is looking for is never found.
