Lakeview Terrace

Lakeview Terrace (2008)

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Corrected entry: When Abel and his partner are shaking down the white thug, he claims to be 1/7 Cherokee. That figure is biologically impossible. (One can be 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, etc.). (00:12:50)

throcko

Correction: He's just a dumb thug who's pulling a number out of the air; lying to the cops, hoping to get sympathy as a "fellow minority". What he said is supposed to be stupid because the character is supposed to be stupid. That's not a character mistake because it suits the character perfectly.

Phixius ★

Corrected entry: In the scene where Abel and his partner go over to the apartment regarding the boyfriend holding his girlfriend and child hostage with a gun, they live on the first floor of the apartment building. But when the boyfriend jumps out of the window, he is jumping from a 2nd story window.

Correction: Actually the apartment building is built over it's garage. The two officers also walk up steps to get to the crowd of people at the front of the building.

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Plot hole: At the end, when Chris finds the informant's phone, he sees that there are 2 voicemail messages. Instead of listening to them, he calls the last number, which reveals Abel is responsible for the break-in when he answers and in turn reveals to Abel that Chris knows about the break-in. It would make more sense to just listen to the voicemails, as Chris became immediately suspicious when he saw them. Considering Chris called the last number, he must have known that the last number was also the person who left the voicemails. Very deliberately done to bring realizations between Chris and Abel for a climax.

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Question: Even before Abel saw the interracial couple making out in the pool, why would he be so suspicious that they are a bad influence? How exactly does his wife's death and unfaithfulness play a role in this mistrust?

Movielover1996

Answer: Abel was mentally unstable and that drove his overall behavior. His initial antagonism about Chris and Lisa started with a variety of factors including them being an inter-racial couple, Chris' smoking, and the couple listening to hip hop music. This was all exaggerated in Abel's mind, and continued festering. Abel's late wife had an affair with a white man, which seems to be a factor in his objection to any inter-racial relationship and distrust of white men. It's implied that Abel's extreme, controlling behavior is what led to his wife's infidelity.

raywest ★

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