The Lake House (2006)
A lonely doctor who once occupied an unusual lakeside home begins exchanging love letters with its former resident, a frustrated architect. They must try to unravel the mystery behind their extraordinary romance before it's too late.
- Alejandro Agresti
- Sherry Gallarneau
- Josh McLaglen
- David Auburn
- Yeoh Gee-na
- Kim Eun-jeong
Rating: 7/10 by 2711 users
Alternative Title:
湖边小屋 - CN
Country:
South Korea
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 39 minutes
Budget: $40,000,000
Revenue: $114,830,111
Plot Keyword: chicago, illinois, future, writing, architect, time travel, love letter, time, remake, architecture, mysterious letter, first kiss, passage of time, time paradox, lake house
This is the stereotypical romantic drama which tries to use the successful mix from Speed between Bullock and Reeves. It doesn't really work. The movie is quite flat and the plot is quite nonsensical. Of course, in a movie with time traveling you cannot think much about that part of the story or will fall apart. Not specifically, the fault of this one. But the behavior of the characters is really, really pointless in some parts. Also, the parallel family struggles of both characters are quite pointless and irrelevant for the main story. The main mistake, however, is the lack of spark that Bullock and Reeves did have in Speed. They are just numb. The best part, the beautiful setting of the Lake House.
