LAKEVIEW TERRACE (2008)

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"Samuel L. Jackson is in his most weird performance ever, But in this movie, Weird is more than fantastic."

I was watching the trailer and I was Like: Oh Yeah, this is the movie I am have been looking for in years. The thing is that many movies talk about cops being all the good kind of people, while this is the total converse of the idea. I did like the movie and it is enjoyable in most of its times. Another thing they did that I liked was that they weren't trying to fill the time for nothing, you can see that they started the movie and got to progress with it, which is something I like. For example many movie just do the movie and fill out time and the papers of the scenario and the script just for the fact that they wanna make it longer, so you watch a tow hour movie that could've ended in one hour. Another thing that I did see in this movie was the fact that they tried to make it enjoyable to anyone. It is a thriller, but at the same time, it's not all in the dark and stuff. It is more of a bright movie, and doesn't really give you the thing that you excepted, it gives you more. it's definitely one of the most brilliant movies of this year, full of creativity and well-acted.

As I wanna start, I was seriously amazed that the movie kind of started exactly like the trailer and didn't start like those weird movies that starts in the trailer in a way, but then you watch there start and you see that it is some goddamn other thing, which makes you lost from the start till the end. at least that is what happens to me. I am really happy that I saw this movie. So as the theatrical trailer starts, you see the couple moving to there new house. As they move into the house, now the whole thing gets pretty better. So as the first weird thing happens to them in this neighborhood then the second, the couple starts to see that their neighbor was probably the worst of all. Of course I am talking now about the big and incredible samuel L. Jackson. As the weirdness starts you get the fact that he is not only weird with his neighborhood but with his only family too. As he starts with the lights and then continues with the fact that he welcomes them in the weirdest way ever, you can see that he wants the couple to get out of this house and get away from him. At first you think that it is just because of a stupid thing that happens at first, but then you actually notice that it is not because of that. I wont say none of the reasons just for the fact that I don't wanna ruin the movie for you.

I really did Like Jackson in this role, I think he was good and did more than a great job throughout every part of the movie. I think he was the perfect person to represent a great weird police officer. I was incredibly amazed when I saw him in the trialer too. And so as the trailer, samuel gives you exactly what you want in the movie too. Samuel had made many great performances, but I did always see him best in his performance in SWAT more than anything else. Now this didn't change, but this role is still one of the best roles Samuel had ever had in his filmographic experience. I am more than amazed about samuel this whole year, especially that he is gonna be in the big and incredible The spirit. I can't wait for that movie to come out. especially his poster made me more and more liking the movie. If I wanna talk more about his character, all I can tell you is that he has a great personality broken by many life experiences.

As the story continues, The couple was frightened by all those thing that are happening to them, and trust me, you would fear him if you was at there place. He made them not only frightened but hungry for revenge too. They wanna get him, but the fact that he is a cop makes him get out of it lots of times, but will he get out of it always? I'll let the movie answer you that. Patrick Wilson and Kerry Washington who played both of the couple, made a very good impression sometimes, but lots of times, They were kind of messing up, but not the kind of huge problems. I think they did a good job, but they could've been better. I know that they didn't give the best of there own for the character, but it was good. good enough that i can give them a 3 stars. but with no way to say no, the thing that made me give a 4.5 stars for this movie's acting is because of samuel how did an unbelievable great job in the whole thing.

As much as I know I felt that the visuals where pretty good, but there was one thing that i did hate about it. The thing that I did hate in the movie is that there is nothing that is too good, or incredibly amazing. At the end you can see that they didn't need to do anything else, especially that that movie is a realistic story, not real but that could be real. I think that this was a good movie in visuals, especially after I saw the great ending, I changed my mind, but not in a big way. anyways, It is not an action movie, so I wouldn't except that much in this section anyways. I was excepting the average, which I didn't really get but it's fine.

I was seriously amazed in this movie, but I think that it was a good movie not that perfect tough. I already said that I am waiting for more from Samuel, Which I am not excepting as much as waiting after this great performance. Great job everyone, I am waiting for more later on from sony, especially that they have quantum of solace coming, so I am waiting a bigger success after this one.