Review of Lakeview Terrace (2008) by Lynnette P — 23 Jun 2010

Predictable thriller with no twists, excitement or reason to watch it...

This review of Lakeview Terrace (2008) was written by Lynnette P on 23 Jun 2010.

Lakeview Terrace has generally received mixed reviews.

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Alas, LaBute loses it entirely in the third and final act, when he yields entirely to genre convention and allows it all to explode into a…

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