No Good Deed

Sohail A. Hassan's 'No Good Deed' is an atmospheric horror film that plays with genre in a fun way. The director doesn't rely on shock jumps to scare you (although there are a couple of good ones!), but instead creates a foreboding atmosphere that builds to a pretty intense finale. There is one scene in particular that is as intense a scene as you will find in any decent, mainstream horror film. (I'm not putting any details about the scene here so it can creep up on you as it did me!)

The photography is excellent and the visual and creature effects are effectively executed. The characters are engaging in a way that makes it easy to get drawn into the film, and I also enjoyed the way that the two main characters have fun with the buddy cop genre.

'No Good Deed' is a good, fun piece of genre film making.

This film should be at home in the closet. It's too bad that the actors can not manage to put themselves in the roles. The problem is that the actors obviously do not know their motivations, but think you can "play" a role. It is directly embarrassing but also provocative that the play is not taken seriously. It's okay to make a movie, but if the intention is that it should be shown to the public at large, you should also work then. The instructor should be familiar with the play and go through the script BEFORE shooting. I'm not trying to ruin other people's experience of this movie, because the intention is good enough. They are a bunch of people who want to make a movie. And that's fine! But it provoke me when I see the lack of process behind the film. And this applies to the director and the acting skills.... And I bet the actors certainly know what I'm talking about. It's about self- discovery and hard work.