Having seen a few of Alejandro Agresti's Argentine films, we decided to see what he had done with "The Lake House", his North American film debut. The choice is odd, because Mr. Agresti's films have never dealt in subjects so esoteric like the one in this before, something that American studios' higher ups love to give their audiences in the form of a romantic film.
"The Lake House" is a re-make of a popular Korean film, "Il Mare", which seems a strange title for a film from that country. The original screen play by Eun-Jeong-Kim seems to be the basis that David Auburn, its adapter, used to "translate" the film and made more accessible.
We are taken to a beautiful property by a lake near Chicago, where both Alex Wyler and Kate Forster lived in. There are things that keep puzzling the viewer as he sits through the movie. The best has to do with the way the letter box outside the house serves as the indication of how Kate and Alex communicate with one another, but is it real? We keep getting indications along the way that perhaps their meeting, fleeting as it was, only serve to frustrate the two lovers because of the constraints of time.
Kate and Alex loved one another deeply, but they were never to enjoy the love they felt because things kept getting in their way. There's always the two year difference that at the end seems to make sense, but which keeps us guessing throughout the movie.
Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock worked together before. They show an easy chemistry that makes the viewer root for them because we believe they sincerely love one another. Both actors make a great team and one can see why they were cast together. Others in the cast include Christopher Plummer, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Dylan Walsh, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, among the featured players.
"The Lake House" is a romantic film that will delight especially those that have loved and lost a dear one.
"The Lake House" is a re-make of a popular Korean film, "Il Mare", which seems a strange title for a film from that country. The original screen play by Eun-Jeong-Kim seems to be the basis that David Auburn, its adapter, used to "translate" the film and made more accessible.
We are taken to a beautiful property by a lake near Chicago, where both Alex Wyler and Kate Forster lived in. There are things that keep puzzling the viewer as he sits through the movie. The best has to do with the way the letter box outside the house serves as the indication of how Kate and Alex communicate with one another, but is it real? We keep getting indications along the way that perhaps their meeting, fleeting as it was, only serve to frustrate the two lovers because of the constraints of time.
Kate and Alex loved one another deeply, but they were never to enjoy the love they felt because things kept getting in their way. There's always the two year difference that at the end seems to make sense, but which keeps us guessing throughout the movie.
Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock worked together before. They show an easy chemistry that makes the viewer root for them because we believe they sincerely love one another. Both actors make a great team and one can see why they were cast together. Others in the cast include Christopher Plummer, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Dylan Walsh, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, among the featured players.
"The Lake House" is a romantic film that will delight especially those that have loved and lost a dear one.