The Lake House (2006)

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   danisanna

   It's different and sweet. Nice to see Keanu Reeves in a different kind of role. 9 years 10 months ago
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   Siskoid

   Keanu and Sandra are reunited in The Lake House, in the hopes of getting that Speed chemistry back, but if you're hardly going to show the couple together, there will be far fewer sparks flying. In fact, the characters are perhaps a little too sad, generally, for much energy to come across. This romance fantasy is an unexplained (I don't mind) cosmic joke in which two star-crossed lovers are separated by time, but are somehow allowed to correspond through letters. Two years isn't much of a distance (just wait a bit!), so you expect the tragic twist with a chance of reprieve, but it's that kind of a movie. I'll admit to having been intrigued with the premise and the way they used to change the present from the past, etc., except it's never very consistent. Sometimes history was written, sometimes it's gooey in a Back to the Future way, and I kept wanting the film to PICK ONE. And then there are the letters. As a narrative conceit, they have the actors speaking the lines and answering back in voice-over, but how long do these conversations go?! Keanu says one word, Sandra answers with a couple words, back and forth... It would take you weeks to get through a thought, so you can't exactly do this to discuss where to meet "tomorrow". The Lake House just isn't in control of its own mythology, and I'm afraid the romance itself is a little dull. There are times where it aims at a central metaphor tying events to light and architecture, but I never got a grip on it, so... It's a bit whatever. 4 years 4 months ago
3. 

   Dhanya

   If you don't think too much in scientific terms you can very well enjoy this movie. It is beautiful to watch, and is a lovely romantic movie 8 years 11 months ago

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