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Mood:
- Sentimental
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Plot:
- Unlikely CoupleFall in LoveImpossible LoveSupernatural RomanceLove and RomanceSupernaturalUnfulfillmentCouples
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Genres:
- RomanceDramaFantasy
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Time/Period:
- Contemporary21st Century
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Place:
- ChicagoUrban
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- Date NightGirls' Night
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- Blockbuster
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The Lake House, 2006
English
USA, Australia
Profile of The Lake House
The Lake House can be described as sentimental. The plot revolves around impossible love, a supernatural romance, and an unlikely couple. The main genres are romance, drama, and fantasy. In approach, The Lake House is serious. It is set, at least in part, in an urban environment. It is located in Chicago. The Lake House takes place in contemporary times. The movie has received attention for being a blockbuster. It is well suited for a girls' night and a date night.
Summary of The Lake House
Directed by Alejandro Agresti (VALENTIN), THE LAKE HOUSE reunites Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves for the first time since 1994's smash hit SPEED in this love story that transcends the limitations of time. When Doctor Kate Forster (Bullock) moves from a unique glass lake house to Chicago, she leaves a note in the mailbox for the new tenant asking that they forward any stray mail and apologizing for some mild inconveniences at the house that were there when she arrived, including paw prints in the entryway. Architect Alex Wyler (Reeves) moves in and finds Kate's note in the mailbox, but is confused--he responds that there are no paw prints to be found, and as far as he knows, the house has been empty for quite some time. When a stray dog runs past him as he is working on the entryway and leaves the trail of paw prints that Kate mentioned, Alex realizes that they are living in different years.
Nonplussed by this odd turn of events, Alex and Kate continue to correspond via notes and letters left in the lake house mailbox. Soon they are sharing their secrets, confiding in each other, and falling in love. The film follows each character in his/her current time, chronicling Alex's relationship with his brother (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) and estranged father (Christopher Plummer), as well as Kate's relationship with on-again/off-again boyfriend, Morgan (Dylan Walsh). As in all great love stories, Kate and Alex will ultimately have to take a chance. Can he wait for her until they are together in time? Will they each make the choices that ultimately allow them to be together? Only time will tell. Based on the South Korean film IL MARE, this visually appealing film makes wonderful use of Chicago and its architecture. Bullock and Reeves are both solid and likeable in the lead roles, bringing to life the wistfulness that Kate and Alex feel.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA, Australia |
| Release date: | 16 June 2006 |
| Runtime: | 105 min |
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as Kate Forster
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Critics Reviews
The New York Times
The movie is, above all, a showcase for its stars, who seem gratifyingly comfortable in their own skin and delighted to be in each other's company again, in another deeply silly, effortlessly entertaining movie.
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- by: Dana Stevens
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Elegantly scripted by Pulitzer Prize-winner David Auburn, The Lake House never establishes any clear rules about how and when these strands of time can intertwine, but it succeeds at forging a bond between people who only know each other on the page.
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- by: Scott Tobias
Users Reviews
As much as I love Sandra and Keannu, the house is the star of this movie followed closely by the dog. Paul McCartney's "This Never Happened Before" was a great track as the gap between two people separated by time begins to close. Good chemistry...
- 28.July.2010
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- by: Tom4Surfing
- Tom4Surfing rated this movie
8/10Great
I thought this movie was horrible! It was confusing as far as the time travel aspect was concerned. It was slow-paced at times and the ending was easy to figure out from the beginning. It could have been so much better.
- 21.January.2010
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- by: Maryanne Matteo
- Maryanne Matteo rated this movie
0/10
