Were it not for the outstanding performances of Lakeview Terrace's stars, Samuel L. Jackson, Patrick Wilson, and Kerry Washington, I would have given this depressing film a vote of 2 stars out of 10. The film is utterly devoid of humor and paints an oppressively sad picture of racism in the suburbs. This isn't the first depressing mess of a movie directed by Neil LaBute, as the misogynistic, In the Company of Men, demonstrates. Perhaps LaBute wanted to deliver a message on the wages of racial intolerance with Lakeview Terrace. If so, he failed. LaBute's message was delivered with so much bitterness and anger, I found the movie nearly unwatchable. I suppose that it goes without saying that I do not recommend Lakeview Terrace.
Review of Lakeview Terrace
