Synopsis
A young interracial couple has just moved into their California dream home when they become the target of their next-door neighbor, who disapproves of their relationship. A tightly wound LAPD officer has appointed himself the watchdog of the neighborhood. His nightly foot patrols and overly watchful eyes bring comfort to some, but he becomes increasingly aggressive to the newlyweds. These persistent intrusions into their lives cause the couple to fight back.
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Cast
- Samuel L. JacksonAbel Turner
- Patrick WilsonChris Mattson
- Kerry WashingtonLisa Mattson
- Ron GlassHarold Perreau
- Justin ChambersDonnie Eaton
- Jay HernandezJavier Villareal
- Regine NehyCelia Turner
- Jaishon FisherMarcus Turner
- Robert PineCaptain Wentworth
- Keith LonekerClarence Darlington
Recommendations
- 60
Variety
Delivers fairly tense and engrossing drama before succumbing to thriller convention. - 50
The New Yorker
It's a shame, then, that the later stages of Lakeview Terrace should overheat and spill into silliness. The plot is compromised, not resolved, by the pulling of a gun. - 50
Village Voice
Like a lot of better genre fare, Lakeview Terrace uses its predictable premise to mount a stealth attack on the audience's sensibilities. - 50
ReelViews
In pandering to Hollywood standards about how stories like this should unfold, LaBute has lost his edge. - 50
Chicago Tribune
One wishes LaBute, a bleak satirist and, at his best, a crudely compelling dramatist, had taken the script and made it his own sort of twisted comedy instead of a routine thriller - 50
Philadelphia Inquirer
Lakeview Terrace's pretense at exploring racial intolerance has been exposed for what it really is: a B-movie copout. - 42
Entertainment Weekly
Jackson is the best thing here. - 42
The A.V. Club
Ultimately, Lakeview Terrace isn't about race so much as it's about being a man, which has been LaBute's fallback theme from the start.
