The Lake House (2006)

Director:

Alejandro Agresti

Writers (WGA):

David Auburn (screenplay)
Eun-Jeong Kim (motion picture "Siworae") ...

Release Date:

16 June 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Romance

Tagline:

How do you hold on to someone you've never met?

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

House | Lake | Architect | Correspondence | Mailbox

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Keanu Reeves	...	Alex Wyler
Sandra Bullock	...	Kate Forster
Christopher Plummer	...	Simon Wyler
Ebon Moss-Bachrach	...	Henry Wyler
Willeke van Ammelrooy	...	Kate's Mother
Dylan Walsh	...	Morgan
Shohreh Aghdashloo	...	Anna
Lynn Collins	...	Mona
Mike Bacarella	...	Mulhern
Kevin Brennan	...	Waiter
Frank Caeti	...	Cove Patron
Aliyah Carr	...	Girl Patient
Jennifer Clark	...	Nurse Practitioner
Jacob D. Dumelle	...	Patient on Gurney
Scott Elias	...	Doug (as Scott A. Elias)

Also Known As:

Il mare (USA) (working title)
The Sea (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some language and a disturbing image.

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

UK:PG | Ireland:PG | Malaysia:U | USA:PG (certificate #42649) | Canada:G (British Columbia) | Singapore:PG | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Germany:o.Al. | Philippines:G | Australia:PG | Hungary:14 | Sweden:Btl | Hong Kong:I | Argentina:13 | Australia:M (DVD rating) | Iceland:L | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:12 | New Zealand:M

Filming Locations:

Aurora, Illinois, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

The film clip featuring Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant is from the Alfred Hitchcock film Notorious (1946).

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Alex brings his father coffee in the hospital, there is clearly no coffee in the paper cup.

Quotes:

Kate: Life is not a book, Alex. It can be over in a second.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Gilmore Girls: That's What You Get, Folks, for Makin' Whoopee (#7.2)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Time Has Told Me

"Implausible?" So What?

If I read one more negative review of this movie that takes it to task for being "implausible," I'm afraid I will lose it completely.

I have to ask myself what these same critics (assuming they're old enough to remember it) would have said about virtually any episode of the Rod Serling classic "Twilight Zone." I think it's safe to say most of those plots were based on fairly "implausible" happenings, in comparison to our real-life, day-to-day existence.

And I'm sure Richard Donner's "Superman" movie would have felt their wrath as well, since everyone knows people can't fly.

"Implausible." Good grief.

"The Lake House" is a romantic fairy tale -- and a darned good one, too. It's NOT confusing or hard to understand at all, assuming the viewer has more than two ounces of comprehension skill.

To me, the recent film it seems closest to in subject matter and style is "Frequency," which I also enjoyed tremendously.

And yes -- call me crazy, but the things that happen in "Frequency" are fairly "implausible" too.

And, oh yeah -- since I don't really believe angels have to jump through ridiculous hoops to get their wings, I'm guessing these same Scrooges have no use for "It's a Wonderful Life," either.

Sheesh.