DVD Review: The Lake House (2006)
I am actually shocked at how much I didn’t hate this movie. I mean, sure the ending is totally predictable and you have to suspend your disbelief in many ways. First you have to accept that two people can communicate through time 2 years apart with the help of a magic mailbox and second you have to assume that Sandra Bullock’s memory really really sucks, in fact it sucks so hard that she can’t remember the name of a man she kissed in a moment of passion or the name of a patient who changed her life.
But all in all there is some serious chemistry between Bullock and Keanu Reeves, maybe I just have a serious ‘Speed’ hangover, but I love these two together. I don’t like Reeves in too many things, but he is hot as hell here and I really believe his character. Bullock has some serious hair issues, but she is sweet and romantic in this role.
Sure the film is slow and you see it coming a mile away, but there is something to be said for a quiet little romance.
Grade: B
