The Lake House
2006 Directed by Alejandro Agresti
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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
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The only thing that redeems Keanu's comical diction and wanton, theatrical side-glances is the Sad Keanu meme.
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At first I thought it would be boring, and all normal. But it turned into something magical, quiet literally. So watch this, if you want to feel some love, and to know that you CAN change your destiny.
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The only appeal to rewatch this, was the same as the first time I saw it. It's to reminisce how good Keanu and Sandra as an on screen couple. They have a good chemistry that started back in 1994's Speed, one of the best action movie ever.
The story, of course unrealistic. But I can somehow just laid back and enjoy the show. A friend told me that the original Korean version was much better. It usually did. So there goes my 3 stars just for the sweet couple.
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Sometimes romance gets mixed with fiction for good reasons. The last time i felt this was when i saw Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. This movie will grab you, flip you, and put you at ease. Magical. Sandra at her best.
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American remake of Il Mare
While not as soft as for Gianna Jun, I still got a soft spot for Sandra Bullock as well despite all those weak movies over the years... Go figure...
An awful remake and take on the story, and the only small things keeping the last half star are ideas from the original work. And I do by the way still hate the sight of Keanu.... That guy can't act for shite.
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An inconsistent performance by Keanu Reeves, occasionally laughable schmaltz, and the internal logic is worse than a Doctor Who Comic Relief sketch … and yet I can't entirely dismiss The Lake House. It has something of a woozy and (almost) chaste romance, more The Little Bookshop on the Corner than even You've Got Mail.
That's probably due to Sandra Bullock, who is believably distant yet yearning as the cynical doctor Kate. Reeves struggles with his more overtly romantic lead (speaking of which, can we have a moratorium on grand architects on film?), though I suspect most actors would. -
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romantic comedy. not going to lie it tugged on me for a while
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A daft idea and an extremely silly movie. A sweet if maddening love story, the BEST dog I've seen in a film yet, lovely shots of very beautiful buildings in the city, and the woman drove a Mustang, sooooo... yeah!
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It may look like questionable actors but it's a surprisingly decent romantic film once you get into it.
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Κάπως ηλίθιο έργο αλλά κοίτα τι μπορεί να κάνει η μόλις δύο χρόνων χρονική διάφορα. Να δώσω τα αστέρια όμως για Best Picture.
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A sweet, if implausible but plot that works with great star chemistry. One of those rare movies where Reeves actually acts and he does well – he’s extremely likable in this. It misses when it tries to explore the relationship with Plummer. Bullock is at top of her game. I like this movie a lot and I went into it prepared to hate it. Bullock is, as usual, beautiful, sweet, and lovable as Kate
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Trying to keep up with the timelines and all, love that conquers everything, it's a nice one. Fairytale but nice.
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“Das Haus am See” ist ein Film der den Zuschauer mit seinen tollen Ideen überrascht. Zwar bleibt die Logik zeitweise etwas auf der Strecke, dies ist aber ein bekanntes Problem bei Filmen die sich mit der Thematik der Zeitreisen oder ähnlichen befassen. Die Logiklöcher sind allerdings zu keiner Zeit so groß, dass man die Hände über den Kopf zusammen schlägt und bewegen sich so im akzeptabel Rahmen. Viel wichtiger als diese kleineren Fehlern ist bei einem Liebesfilm doch eh das Zwischenmenschliche. Und hier ist es wirklich bemerkenswert wie es Regisseur Alejandro Agresti (Ein Toter kehrt zurück, Das letzte Kino der Welt) gelingt zwischen den beiden Hauptcharakteren Alex Burnham und Kate Forster eine Beziehung aufzubauen, obwohl die beiden sich nur mit…
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Beautiful reworking of the classic "love story". Two people, seperated not by the petty social constructs of the patriachal overlords, but by the tangible distance of time. Instant chemistry between Miss Bullock and Mr. Reeves dating back to Speed elevates this beyond standard faire. Reeves plays a literal romantic architect and Bullock is an actual heart surgeon and together they construct a Lake House, where the sturdy oak of time travel balanced delicately over the waters of uncertainty serves to provice a dizzying array of texture. The metaphors actually never cease during this 2 hour treatise on how we as humans experience love.