The House on Turk Street

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The House on Turk Street

R

2002

1h 43m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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Police Detective Jack Friar (Samuel L. Jackson) is searching for a runaway teen when he's taken hostage by a band of thieves. Tyrone (Stellan Skarsgard), the group's leader, decides to leave their new hostage with his shady girlfriend, Erin (Milla Jovovich), while he, Hoop (Doug Hutchison) and David (Jonathan Higgins) rob a nearby bank. As the hours tick by, Jack and Erin bond over their love of the cello and begin to blur the lines of their uneasy relationship.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

It's an absorbing, atmospheric noir with nice little touches.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 1, 2003

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Ellen Fox

Chicago Tribune

This undermarketed noir suffers because many of its characters don't seem to belong in the same universe.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 20, 2003

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Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

... just a ridiculous story that layers one ridiculous, silly, contrivance after another.

Sep 15, 2003

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Flawed but passable noir.

Rated: B-

Feb 5, 2017

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Mark Halverson

Sacramento News & Review

Rated: 4/5

Aug 7, 2008

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Hartford Courant

Rated: 0/4

Sep 20, 2003

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I watched this on DVD recently where it was titled "No Good Deed". I thought it was much better than the critics lead me to believe. Its about a cop who stumbles into a bank heist gang while he's looking for a missing child on Turk Street. The film has a solid team of acting talent headed by Samual L. Jackson and Milla Jovovich. As the heist plan unravels, we get to explore the relationships between the characters and have to guess who will be the one left at the end with the money. There are numerous plot twists along the way to maintain the viewers attention of course. There are also a couple of surprisingly unexpected instrumental scenes thrown in for good measure. I found it interesting enough to want to see what happened at the end and I'm happy to recommend it for that alone.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/29/24

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Audience Member

This Samuel L. Jackson bank robber/hostage flick doesn't offer much with regard to either. The plot is laughably convoluted and maybe more enjoyable when watched for its ridiculousness.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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this film is a joke,

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Audience Member

I wasted an hour and a half on this rubbish, would have given up sooner if it were not for the veteran cast, unbelievably terrible acting from some terrific actors made this film even worse than if it had been a bunch of am dram's, at least they could have been forgiven! This is the worst film I have ever seen, and I've seen some stinkers! I actually would rate Hercules in New York as a much better film!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Audience Member

No good film. Bafflingly awful.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Watched for Jackson and Jovovich, got Skarsgard and Hutchison as bonus. It's a pretty lame story about a bank heist a cello playing cop, but the acting is good. The director of Blood and Wine does well, but it's generally lackluster. Get to see a little Jovovich nipple, but this is just for die-hard fans of noirs or the actors.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Bob Rafelson

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Jack Friar

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Synopsis

Police Detective Jack Friar (Samuel L. Jackson) is searching for a runaway teen when he's taken hostage by a band of thieves. Tyrone (Stellan Skarsgard), the group's leader, decides to leave their new hostage with his shady girlfriend, Erin (Milla Jovovich), while he, Hoop (Doug Hutchison) and David (Jonathan Higgins) rob a nearby bank. As the hours tick by, Jack and Erin bond over their love of the cello and begin to blur the lines of their uneasy relationship.

Director: Bob Rafelson
Screenwriter: Dashiell Hammett, Christopher Canaan, Steve Barancik
Production Co: ApolloMedia Distribution
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 1, 2010
Runtime: 1h 43m
Sound Mix: Surround

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