- Film Review
- Reviewed By Dave Aldridge
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3 out of 5
This powerful thriller from writer/director Neil LaBute provides Samuel L Jackson with a really decent leading role. The director of In the Company of Men is once more focused on the ugly side of human nature with the tale of a black cop tormenting his new neighbours because of their interracial relationship. Jackson plays Abel Turner, a stressed single father and veteran LA cop who is self-appointed law in his suburban enclave. Turner's racist feathers are ruffled when Chris and Lisa Mattson (Patrick Wilson and Kerry Washington) move in next door. It starts as a war of words, and rapidly escalates into something far worse. Sadly, the movie's promising build-up slips into audience-pleasing melodrama in its dying moments. Until then, LaBute almost makes amends for his ghastly remake of The Wicker Man. Almost.
Plot Summary
Thriller starring Samuel L Jackson as an African American police officer who tries to force out the interracial couple who have moved into the house next door because he disapproves of their relationship.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Abel Turner
- Samuel L Jackson
- Chris Mattson
- Patrick Wilson
- Lisa Mattson
- Kerry Washington
- Harold Perreau
- Ron Glass
- Donnie Eaton
- Justin Chambers
- Javier Villareal
- Jay Hernandez
- Celia Turner
- Regine Nehy
- Marcus Turner
- Jaishon Fisher
- Captain Wentworth
- Robert Pine
- Clarence Darlington
- Keith Loneker
- Jung Lee Pak
- Robert Dahey
- Sang Hee Pak
- Ho-Jung
Crew
- Director
- Neil LaBute
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