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The Lake House (2006)

PG06/16/2006Drama, Mystery, Romance1h 39m
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How do you hold on to someone you've never met?

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Keanu Reeves

    Alex Wyler

  2. Cast 1

    Sandra Bullock

    Kate Forster

  3. Cast 1

    Christopher Plummer

    Simon Wyler

  4. Cast 1

    Ebon Moss-Bachrach

    Henry Wyler

  5. Cast 1

    Willeke van Ammelrooy

    Kate's Mother

  6. Cast 1

    Dylan Walsh

    Morgan

  7. Cast 1

    Shohreh Aghdashloo

    Anna Klyczynski

  8. Cast 1

    Lynn Collins

    Mona

  9. Cast 1

    Mike Bacarella

    Mulhern

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 ...