AltWeeklies Wire
The Ridiculous 'Lakeview Terrace' Wastes Some Decent Performancesnew
Neil LaBute's latest, Lakeview Terrace, doesn't quite get him back to past glory. Oh, it's better than The Wicker Man. Then again, Bio-Dome and Showgirls are better than The Wicker Man.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
09-25-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Neil LaBute, Lakeview Terrace
'Lakeview Terrace': Suburban Nightmarenew
Oh, to live to see such a rarity: a horror movie for grown-ups!
Colorado Springs Independent |
Maryann Johanson |
09-23-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Neil LaBute, Lakeview Terrace
'Lakeview Terrace' Takes Liberties with One Couple's True Storynew
It seems Neil LaBute's Lakeview Terrace is an artistic rendition of the real-life story of John and Mellaine Hamilton, an interracial Altadena couple that has been locked in a number of bitter disputes with next-door neighbor Irsie Henry, an African-American former LAPD officer who has ended up in court over his disagreements with the Hamiltons.
Pasadena Weekly |
Carl Kozlowski |
09-23-2008 |
Movies
Tags: Neil LaBute, Lakeview Terrace
'Lakeview Terrace' is One of the Toughest Racial Dramas Hollywood's Seen Since Rodney Kingnew
By scrambling the typical power relationship Lakeview Terrace focuses our attention on power itself, and by plunging into the subject of black bigotry, still relatively taboo in mainstream movies, it gets us closer to the truth of bigotry in all its forms than we're liable to get watching another pious exercise in white atonement.
Chicago Reader |
J.R. Jones |
09-22-2008 |
Reviews
'Lakeview Terrace': Samuel L. Jackson Is the Cop Next Doornew
Director Neil LaBute mounts stealth attack on viewer sensibilities.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
09-19-2008 |
Reviews
First Shot: 'Sex Drive'new
"Watch this," we whispered to a buddy as the trailer for Sex Drive rolled. "In about five seconds, this chick is going to take a totally awesome gainer. Right on her face." Plus: Short reviews of Lakeview Terrace, Ghost Town, My Best Friend's Girl, Igor, and In Search of a Midnight Kiss.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
09-18-2008 |
Reviews
'Lakeview Terrace' Gives Us Straw Men in a 'Straw Dogs' Situationnew
Trying to play Iago and Othello at the same time is a stretch for any actor, even Samuel L. Jackson, and Lakeview Terrace shows one fine urban thespian at his limits.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Richard von Busack |
09-18-2008 |
Reviews
'Lakeview Terrace' Goes to Hell and Back Again
Fifteen years after the heyday of the "fill-in-the-blank from hell" thriller, the genre looks exactly the same.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
09-15-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Neil LaBute, Lakeview Terrace
Movie Buzz: Is Dane Cook Box Office Poison?
Dane Cook gives the low-concept romantic comedy another try in My Best Friend's Girl, while Samuel L. Jackson scares the neighbors and Ricky Gervais sees dead people.
Metro Spirit |
Mariah Gardner |
09-15-2008 |
Movies
