白人公司职员克里斯·马特森(帕特里克·威尔森 Patrick Wilson 饰)与黑人女作家丽莎(凯丽·华盛顿 Kerry Washington 饰)建立了超越种族的爱情,婚后他们搬到安详宁静的“湖景水坝”,享受着甜蜜的幸福。但是他们喜悦的心情并未持续太久,马特森夫妇的邻居名叫阿贝尔特纳(塞缪尔·杰克逊 Samuel L. Jackson 饰),是供职于洛杉矶警署的一名黑人警官。阿贝尔严厉古板,不苟言笑,而且似乎对跨种族的婚姻存有深深的敌意,也因此马特森夫妇成了他的眼中钉,肉中刺。
在此之后,阿贝尔用尽制造各种各样的麻烦,只为将马特森夫妇从社区内赶走。双方的矛盾越积越深,直至到了无法挽回的地步……
This is a gem that is lost amongst the crap that came out in the mid nineties American cinema. The first time I saw this film I thought that it was bizarre, yet in some odd way compelling. I have since seen it seven or eight more times and it gets better each time. The humor is dark and unconventional, and the dialog is odd in that it is difficult to determine whether or not it...