No Good Deed
Comedic - driven mystery show have become all the norm with modern idiot box , whether it ’s the eight - time Emmy winningOnly Murders in the BuildingorKaley Cuoco’sBased on a True Story . Creator Liz Feldman antecedently saw success with the Linda Cardellini and Christina Applegate - ledDead to Meand now she ’s back with Netflix’sNo Good Deed , which also reunites her with the former Emmy - put up genius , but it does n’t quite find the same spark as their prior work .
Cast
No Good Deed is a dark clowning series created by Liz Feldman for Netflix and star Ray Romano as Paul Morgan in the lead role . Out of money and at the end of his rope , Paul considers selling his beautiful Francisco Villa so he can pay his debts off and provide Los Angeles , but as he and two other families soon discover , the past is hard to outrun .
Led by Ray Romano and Lisa Kudrow , No Good Deedchronicles the lives of four couple , three of whom are trying to buy a beautiful Spanish - style villa in an upper - class Los Angeles neighborhood that ’s being deal by Paul and Lydia Morgan . On the Earth’s surface , the Morgans are a duo dealing with empty nest syndrome as their daughter does n’t keep in touch , and they ’re still mourning the death of their son sometime prior . As the bidding war escalates , Paul ’s fresh - out - of - prison brother shows up and blackmails the pair with the promise of exposing a dark secret in the firm ’s history .
No Good Deed’s Cast Performances Are Top-Notch
Rare Dramatic Turns From Romano & Kudrow, In Particular, Prove Compelling
One of the biggest thingsNo Good Deedhas going for it is its massive roster of stars , including role player who have done various musical style . Whether it ’s the typically comedic Romano , Kudrow , Abbi Jacobson and Poppy Liu , the dramedy poof Cardellini , the effortlessly various Luke Wilson , or impenetrable hitters Teyonah Parris and O - T Fagbenle , it proves to be one of the most divers casts in modern filmmaking .
While Feldman certainly lets the duo tap into their funniness roots that put them on the map , the material actually give them a lot of really hefty moments .
This range proves very good with how much Feldman ’s study inNo Good Deedjumps between tone , as much of the cast of characters keeps us run aground in what she ’s going for at every minute . Jacobson and Liu ’s plot line is generally effective with its mix of drama and drollery , Parris and Fagbenle ’s , while conversant , is a merriment " mama ’s male child ca n’t move on " discharge , and Wilson and Cardellini ’s is also an engaging blend of piffling domesticated squabbles and genuine drama as secrets are unveil about her .
But among the show ’s ensemble cast , Romano and Kudrow prove to be the standouts . While Feldman certainly lets the duo pat into the comedy roots that put them on the map , the material really gives them a lot of really sinewy second . Their very different means of process their boy ’s death feel very authentic , as we feel the long - standing effect on them as someone and as a couple , and the few moments they do break loose nation with the right impact .
The Show’s Central Mystery Is Largely Engaging & Fairly Unpredictable
Feldman Expertly Metes Out Breadcrumbs Across All Eight Episodes
The closed book clowning musical style has explored a wide variety show of history , from closed cases being reopen to reinvigorated murder being enquire by true - criminal offense - obsessed topical anaesthetic . WithNo Good Deed , Feldman finds an interesting and compelling way to develop the mystery at the warmheartedness of the show and also with how she goes about setting up the major reveals regarding the death of Paul and Lydia ’s son . It ’s largely stated his death was a resolution of an endeavour to stop a home base invasion , though it ’s never made unclouded who killed him , or what his part was in it .
Even away from the Morgan family , No Good Deedlays out a kind of intriguing mystery story for each couple in the show ’s stress .
The show does gradually get to make it clear that one of two characters was the likely perpetrator behind his last , but in the latter few episode , No Good Deeddelivers a twist , let out the culprit to have been a third eccentric . The reveal works in part because we ’ve expend so little time with that character that we had no intellect to suspect them , but also because of the aroused flashback to the mo . A death already layered with complexities becomes a truly thought - provoking situation with its last reveals .
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Even aside from the Morgan class , No Good Deedlays out a variety of intriguing mysteries for each duad . Jacobson and Liu ’s conflict to build a family together stems from a somewhat monumental lack of communicating between them , Fagbenle and Parris ' soon - to - be - born boy raise important discussions between them about the darker sides of their childhood that they ’ve kept secret up to this point , and Cardellini ’s thrust to purchase the Morgans ' house actually has a more sinister motivating that could upend her entire family .
No Good DeedIs Overstuffed & Not That Funny
Some Character Stories Feel Rushed & The Humor, Though Grounded, Hardly Incites More Than Chuckles
Despite wonderful carrying out and a dandy central mystery , No Good Deedultimately falls somewhat light for a duet of key reason , the first being just how jam - packed its storytelling is . Even with eight episodes , Feldman can never quite make up on who she hold to be the main eccentric of the show , with Paul and Lydia certainly being set up as such , while a few episode make it so they ’re largely sidelined in favour of other character . As the Morgans ' mystery overtakes the story ’s focus , it also leads to characters like Jacobson and Liu ’s being push apart and their story rushed .
The other unfortunate downsideis that , despite the show ’s attempt to present itself as a drear funniness , it ’s just not all that funny . There are certainly attempts at humour throughout its eight - instalment time of year , peculiarly on the darker side of things , but they do n’t really illicit gut - bustinglaughs asDead to MeandOnly Murders in the Building . Even rarer are the chortle , pull up stakes us to sometimes feel withdraw from the stuff , even when the mystery and execution keep us invested .
All eight installment ofNo Good Deedare now streaming on Netflix .
No Good Deed is a dark comedy series created by Liz Feldman for Netflix and stars Ray Romano as Paul Morgan in the lead role. Out of money and at the end of his rope, Paul considers selling his beautiful villa so he can pay his debts off and leave Los Angeles, but as he and two other families soon discover, the past is difficult to outrun.
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