The Lake House2006
The Lake House (2006)
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Critic Consensus: The plot of The Lake House is a little too convoluted, and the film fails to pull off the sweeping romance it aims for.
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Cast
as Alex Wyler
as Dr. Kate Forster
as Dr. Anna Klyczynski
as Morgan
as Simon Wyler
as Kate's Mother
as Henry Wyler
as Mona
as Hostess
as Mulhern
as Doug
as ICU Nurse
as Bartender
as Vanessa
as Waiter
as Cove Patron
as Nurse
as Marjorie
as Receptionist
as Attendant
as Costello
as Madhvi Patel
as Ivy League Jr. Architect
as Restaurant Patron
as Girl Patient
as Nurse Practitioner
as Businesswoman
as Party Goer
as Restaurant Patron
as Messenger
as Hostess No. 2
as Pediatrician
as Waitress
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Critic Reviews for The Lake House
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I can't believe that even the most rabid chick-flick masochists wouldn't gag on it.
I have always felt that both Ms. Bullock's patented expressions of anguish and Mr. Reeves' stoical minimalism have been somewhat underrated.
The Lake House demands a serious suspension of disbelief, but if you accept it as a romantic bit of nonsense, it has its pleasures.
Bullock's decision to play Kate as a morose kill-joy is particularly inexplicable. She's getting letters from some hot architect through a hole in the time-space continuum, and yet her expression remains impassive, her voice flat, her outlook maudlin.
I was hot to trot for the exit halfway through, but a dogged sense of duty kept me stuck in an endless present.
Those wishing to suppress real-life traumas may submit to the deliriously stupid romantic time-travel drama The Lake House -- I did and had a jolly time.
Audience Reviews for The Lake House
There is a clear lack of logical chronology in this film. The letters exchanged seem unsubstantial letters at best. Is she really going everyday to a lake house to read and write letters? And then have imaginary talks with some guy from the past? The characters come off as slightly flat and without any particular personality. It's a flawed film with a good premise.
Super Reviewer
Hokey as hell but still enjoyable. I'm a sucker for time travel love stories...no matter how implausible or Keanu Reevesy. Paul McCartney and Nick Drake provide a moving soundtrack, and Tony and Pulitzer Award-winning David Auburn's script yields some nice romantic insights.
Super Reviewer
Filled with modern background music the equivalent of 1800's string orchestras, this Hallmark card of a film speaks to yearning and longing, love just out of one's hands. Guys will shoot themselves in the head before a half hour is gone. The ladies will open up the Ben and Jerry's ... one just for them.
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