No Good Deed (2003)

formerly known as The House on Turk Street

About the film . . .

Milla plays Erin, a master manipulator of the men in her crime gang
Plot summary: A police detective named Jack (Samuel L. Jackson) stumbles upon a bizarre band of criminals about to pull off a bank robbery while doing a friend a favor and searching for a runaway teenager on Turk Street. Jack finds himself being held hostage while the criminals decide what to do with him. The leader's beautiful girlfriend, Erin (Milla), is left to watch him. Erin is a master manipulator of the men in the gang and reveals another side to Jack - a melancholy romantic who could have been a classical pianist. She finds Jack's captivity an irresistible turn-on and he can't figure out if she's for real, or manipulating him, too.
Based on Dashiell Hammett's short story, 'The House on Turk Street'
Article from Preview Magazine (includes spoilers)

Credits

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Directed by Bob Rafelson
Writing credits: Based on Dashiell Hammett's short story, 'The House on Turk Street', adapted for the screen by Steve Barancik & Christoper Canaan
Producers: Maxime Remillard, Andre Rouleau, Herb Nanas, Barry Berg
Executive Producer: Julien Remillard

Cast (partial)
Samuel L. Jackson .... Jack Friar
Milla Jovovich .... Erin
Stellan Skarsgård .... Tyrone

Plot summary: A police detective named Jack (Samuel L. Jackson) stumbles upon a bizarre band of criminals about to pull off a bank robbery while doing a friend a favor and searching for a runaway teenager on Turk Street. Jack finds himself being held hostage while the criminals decide what to do with him. The leader's beautiful girlfriend, Erin (Milla), is left to watch him. Erin is a master manipulator of the men in the gang and reveals another side to Jack - a melancholy romantic who could have been a classical pianist. She finds Jack's captivity an irresistible turn-on and he can't figure out if she's for real, or manipulating him, too.

Release dates:
Russia ... June 29, 2002 (Moscow Film Festival)
USA ... September 12, 2003

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