La terrazza sul lago

Samuel L. Jackson's tightly wrapped cop turns up the heat on an interracial couple in 'Lakeview Terrace'

Novel in concept and not without exploitative juice, " Lakeview Terrace" updates the bad-cop-neighbor premise of the early-'90s potboiler "Unlawful Entry" by adding a twist of color. Hey, there, attractive young interracial couple moving into that lovely, new, upscale suburban home, meet your worst next-door nightmare: a bigoted African American cop!
And yet, this new film from human-relations bad boy Neil LaBute ("In the Company of Men," "The Shape of Things") is hardly slap-and-prod issue moviemaking -- considering its title refers to the San Fernando Valley area where Rodney King was beaten -- or even a provocateur's pulpish slumming. [...]

di Robert Abele, articolo completo (3388 caratteri spazi inclusi) su The Los Angeles Times 19 settembre 2008