I really liked *’No Good Deed’*. It’s not a groundbreaking film and is fairly straightforward, but it provides solid action sequences and maintains a sense of suspense. The acting is quite good; Idris Elba (as Colin), despite a slightly questionable accent, and Taraji P. Henson (as Terri) both give strong performances—I appreciate seeing them on screen. While the storyline isn’t complex, it's handled effectively, …

No Good Deed isn’t really a bad movie; it adheres closely to a standard structure and includes all the necessary elements—no matter how improbable—for a home invasion story, and manages to do so adequately. The issue is that there's nothing fresh or original here for anyone familiar with films from the eighties and nineties. The nineteen nineties were a particularly fertile period for this kind of thriller, where …