Lakeview Terrace
A young interracial couple move into their dream home and are increasingly harassed by their next-door neighbor, a tightly wound black LAPD officer. When the couple decides to fight back the feud turns deadly.
Its a brave thing to bring up a sensitive issue, but it becomes worthless when the meaning gets lost and mixed. Whether Samuel L. Jackson was made to be a clear despicable character with no sympathy and no reasonable motive, its decision to do so made the film less than what it was in the beginning. And it turns out to be a cookie cutter sticker-labeled thriller with the whole race issue being an excuse. With no real plot layers or intelligent commentary on either of the characters, there is no reason to bring forth this issue. Most fun you'll have is watching Samuel L. Jackson being psycho and assh*lish.
2 out of 5 stars
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