NO GOOD DEED (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Idris Elba (Pacific Rim), Taraji P. Henson (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), Leslie Bibb (Iron Man), Kate del Castillo (The Book of Life), Mark Smith (Batman Begins), Henry Simmons (Taxi), Wilbur Fitzgerald (Anchorman 2)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Sam Miller (Luther), director; Aimee Lagos (96 Minutes), writer; Lee Clay (Beautiful Boy) and William Packer (Ride Along), producers; Paul Haslinger (Underworld), composer; Michael Barrett (Ted), cinematographer; Randy Bricker (Bride of Chucky) and Jim Page (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang), editors

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Lonely mother Terri (Henson) is greeted at the door by a man named Colin (Elba), a handsome car accident victim who asks to use her phone. As it turns out, Colin is an escaped convict whose sociopathic tendencies spell trouble for Terri and her young daughter…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Idris Elba headlines this tense home invasion thriller, where he gets to display his luxurious on-screen charisma as well as his penchant for horrific on-screen violence.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 21ST NOVEMBER 2014

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