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Lakeview Terrace [DVD] [2008]
enlarge	Director: Neil LaBute Actors: Samuel L. Jackson, Patrick Wilson, Kerry Washington, Jay Hernandez Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent. UK Category: DVD List Price: ~~£17.99~~ Buy New: £2.40 as of 25/11/2009 18:11 GMT details You Save: £15.59 (87%) New (25) Used (8) from £1.99 Seller: films-on-line Rating: 10 reviews Sales Rank: 9596 Format: PAL Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Region: 2 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 106 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.2 x 0.6 EAN: 5035822805033 ASIN: B001MWRTW2 Theatrical Release Date: 2008 Release Date: March 30, 2009 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 10 1 2 Next » Lakeview terrace - Great viewing December 30, 2008 J. D. Naylor (England) 3 out of 3 found this review helpful Superb psychological thriller from indie director Neil LaBute starring the great Samuel L Jackson.Variations of this thriller have been done before in films like "Pacific Heights" and "Unlawful Entry" but certainly not as well.Jackson makes all the difference here with one of his best performances since Pulp Fiction and is given some great dialogue to get his teeth into.As i have said already,the plot is nothing particularly original but there are some nice twists and turns as the plot develops and Labute manages to ratchet up the suspense to a breathtaking finale. I won't reveal any more of the plot but will say that it's one of the best thrillers of 2008.Not ridiculous or insulting,not far fetched beyond belief - just an intelligent and satisfying adult thriller.Quality stuff. Suspense at the lakeview April 30, 2009 Trevor Woolnough (Dudley, West Midlands United Kingdom) Samual Jackson portrays a police officer who's life is crashing in front of him, being consummed by anger and a need to be in control of life and his family. A cop who was good at his job, but who's increasing anger with his life, slowly spirals out of control. His acting truly beings a realistic feel to the story. The ending has a dramatic twist that I never expected and truely the film is worth watching for its drama and suspense. A real edge-of-your-seat thriller February 9, 2009 KM (England) 11 out of 11 found this review helpful 'Lakeview Terrace' stars Samuel L Jackson as a racist LAPD cop who lives on a quiet suburban street and when his new neighbours move in - a white guy and a black woman - he is not happy about this at all and begins to terrorise them and use his power as a police officer to his advantage. br / br /I watched this film with low expectations as it hadn't really been advertised much over here when it came out at the cinemas (if it did at all!?) but I was surprised that this was actually a very well made and exciting thriller that had me gripped from start to finish. br / br /Jackson is a truly hateable character in this one and gives probably his best performance I've seen him in since Pulp Fiction! The rest of the characters are also very well cast and deliver the roles excellently. The storyline is fairly basic and has been seen before but still managed to keep me guessing until the end in how it was going to all turn out. br / br /Overall I highly recommend this film for thriller fans as you will not be disappointed at all. Also, for hip hop fans - the soundtrack is pretty amazing too! Samuel L. Jackson becomes the neighbour from hell! May 27, 2009 Dragonlord (Cornwall) 2 out of 2 found this review helpful Lakeview Terrace is a very up market place to live in California and should be the dream home for anyone to live there. This is where Patrick Wilson and Kerry Washingoton a young couple have just moved and there dream home quickly becomes their worst nightmare. Samuel L. Jackson plays a LAPD officer who has appointed himself as the watchdog of his neighbourhood and he quickly takes a dislike to the new young coulpe that have just moved in. Samuel L. Jackson is a single dad with to young children to raise and with his job he has never found the time to get over his wife's tragic death. He is full of hate and it is eaten him up inside which causes things spiral completely out of control. Lakeview Terrace is a wonderful well acted thriller which is story driven and not much action but, who cares when a film grips like this one. I think some people disliked it because the idea of a black police officer being raciest with the power of the law on his side scares them. If that is the case just count yourself lucky that you have friendly neighbours hopefully. br / br / an intelligent and thoughtfull take on the "Home Invasion" thriller June 5, 2009 Mr. Rwj Nixon 1 out of 1 found this review helpful Lets face it, when it comes to plum roles, Samuel L Jackson has not exactly had the pick of them as of late. I mean apart from his turn in Black Snake Moan, he has been pretty much playing caricatures of himself in movies such as the terrible Snakes on a Plane, and even worse, the Spirit. So it comes as a welcome change for him to land a role that he can really get his teeth into. br / And get his teeth into the role of Abel Turner he does. Turner is an LAPD officer, a single father raising two kids after the death of his wife, who seems a rather uptight and extremely strict disciplinarian. When an apparently successful young mixed race couple Chris (Patrick Wilson) and Lisa (Kerry Washington) move in next door, Turner is offended. This apparently average man has some less than average views, and begins a quiet and very subtle intimidation campaign against them. Thinking himself immune to the law (in one great scene where both we and Chris and Lisa know who broke into their garage and damaged their car, the laughing villain sits on a police car and jokes with his cop buddies) Abel begins jabbing at Chris with his slightly passive but soon very aggressive racial views, something that soon becomes impossible for the couple to ignore. br / You are probably thinking you have seen this kind of thing before, what with such home invasion thrillers as Unlawful Entry and Pacific Heights, but what lifts this movie above its more obvious relatives is both Jackson's performance and the subtle way the film subverts your expectations. Jackson gives Abel Turner a believability and a depth of character that makes him into something more than a mere hate filled racist. Abel is apparently charming and well liked by the rest of the neighbourhood, a respected cop and a father of two, who's racist asides seem at first shocking but not threatening. Even when the racism turns obvious and ugly, Turners clever way of throwing his victims of the scent by defusing the situation with apologies and contrition makes him all the more threatening. And whilst there is no doubt that he is the monster of the film, Jackson manages to make him both sad and tragic, as well as maybe even a little sympathetic. On top of this his racism is not simply generated by hate (although that does come into this poisonous mix), but as far as Turner is concerned he has a very good reason for his views, and when we learn this fact late on in the film, it does not excuse his actions, but does make them a lot more believable. br / The film also plays with our expectations in several neat ways. Whilst Chris and Lisa are the victims of Turners racist abuse, Turner sees himself as the victim (Chris and Lisa have invaded his territory, they break his rules), and the film plays on this to good effect (in particular in one squirm inducing scene when Chris and Lisa have a party and invite Turner over, only to have him turn on their friends and berate them for their casual and thoughtless racism and liberal attitudes). Whilst several obvious mainstays of this kind of movie are used, such as the gradually escalating tension, the apparent immunity of the aggressor to the law, and so on, none of it feels forced, and the tension builds nicely. Director Neil LaBute handles the film well, painting a picture of middle class suburban tranquillity, and then slowly destroying the peaceful scene he has created with a deft touch. This is a small, personal film tackling a very big issue, and it tackles it extremely well. Showing reviews 1-5 of 10 1 2 Next »

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