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* [[Abusive Parents]]: Abel. The sad irony is, on some level, he genuinely means well and wants the best for his children, but his uber-strict and controlling ways turn him into this.
* [[Actor Allusion]]: [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|This isn't the first time Samuel L. Jackson has played an LAPD cop who uses his position to harass someone...]]
* {{spoiler|[[Alas, Poor Villain]]: Abel at the end.}}
* [[Bad Cop, Incompetent Cop]]: While Abel (played by Samuel L. Jackson) is harassing the Mattsens, the rest of the police force turns a blind eye to his actions until it's too late.
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* [[Double Standard Rape (Female on Male)]]: Averted. In one of the most disturbing scenes in the movie {{spoiler|Abel has his friends hold down Chris while he's sexually assaulted by a stripper. When his wife finds the video in her mailbox the next day, she knows damn well Chris was assaulted.}}
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Lisa's father is [[Firefly|Book]]!
* [[The Informant]]: Clarence Darlington is a small time drug dealer and Abel Turner's informant.
* [[Maligned Mixed Marriage]]: Abel's harrassment towards Chris and Lisa Mattsen, played by Patrick Wilson and Kerry Washington is based on his racist attitudes, and the fact that they're a mixed race couple.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Jackson's character [[Cain and Abel|Abel is no stranger to betrayal]].
* [[Monster Sob Story]]: If you take a look on Abel's backstory you should feel more pity for him even if he's an arrogant and racist jerkass.
* [[The Place]]
* [[Trailers Always Spoil]]: A rare inversion. The fact that Abel is a policeman is no secret or twist in the film, but the trailer doesn't reveal this until about half way through. This gets the audience much more interested in seeing it by showing that the plot of this film is much more intense.
* [[Screw the Rules, I Make Them]]: Displayed in chilling fashion by an exchange between Lisa and Abel.
{{quote|'''Lisa''': "''Get off of my property!''"
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