The Lake House

Release Date:
Jun 16, 2006
Rated:
some language and a disturbing image
Runtime:
1 hr. 45 min.
Genres:
Drama, Romance
Director:
Alejandro Agresti
Cast:
Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, Dylan Walsh, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Christopher Plummer. Full cast + crew

On DVD: Released Sep. 26, 2006

On Blu-ray: Released Jan. 19, 2010

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Synopsis

Two people develop an unusual relationship that bends the boundaries of time and place in this romantic fantasy. Kate Forster (Sandra Bullock) is a doctor who lives in a beautiful home by a lake. Forced to move elsewhere, she requests that any correspondence that arrives at the lake house be passed on to her new address. To her surprise, she soon receives a romantic note from Alex Burnham (Keanu Reeves), an architect who lives in the cottage she once called home. However, a look at the postmark on the letter reveals that he lived at the home two years before she did, and that somehow they've come in contact with one another through a space in time. A remake of Lee Hyun-seung's acclaimed Korean romance Il Mare (aka Siworae), The Lake House was the first American production from Argentinean filmmaker Alejandro Agresti; the supporting cast includes Christopher Plummer, Dylan Walsh, and Lynn Collins. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Metascore®

52out of 100

Mixed or average reviews

on Metacritic.com based on all critic reviews.

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