![]() ![]() ![]() I actually bought into his emoting! Good job, Mr. I also applaud the performances of Sandra and Keanu, who is nowhere near as robotic as you may expect. There's a lot of talking (though it never gets as gay and flowery as I feared), and some of you might find the pace slow. Perhaps I'm a sucker for romance movies that aren't scared to throw a little of Nick Drake's Pink Moon down on us, but I like that this is a romance that plays it a bit unconventionally. Throwing those quibbles aside, I actually enjoyed this quite a bit. Email me after you see it and we'll discuss. I'd love to discuss them and explain my specific issues with them, but doing so would reveal way too much of the story. You'll enjoy the film much more if you understand that not all loose ends will be tied and you can ignore the plot holes I alluded to. We're expected to just accept it as fantasy and not demand any explanations. The most frustrating thing to me, and I reveal this because it's best you know it upfront, is that we're never told what exactly is causing the time rift between them. It's frustrating because the story could have been much better (and a few plot holes could have been easily eliminated) with a couple of more rewrites. I think most of the confusion exists because the script isn't as tight as it needs to be. Makes sense, right? So the trick is that the 2006 version of Sandra has to figure out where the 2006 version of Keanu is so that they can meet in Keanu's future (AKA Sandra's present). Sandra can tell Keanu where she was in 2004, and Keanu can cross her path, but the 2004 version of Sandra will have no clue who Keanu is. Sandra's character still exists in the 2004 time period that Keanu is communicating from and vice versa. So let me hold your hand and reveal a few facts that you should grasp before seeing this: A) Sandra is corresponding from 2006, B) Keanu is corresponding from 2004, and C) These time periods aren't mutually exclusive. However, after listening to people talk after the movie I realize that some of you may walk away a little confused. Take the time to wrap your brain around it and you shouldn't have a problem following along. Listen up, folks this movie is not that hard to understand. What more can you ask for in a touching love story? I enjoyed it."I don't get it," said one confused old man as he filed out of the theater. I wanted to know what was going to happen next. Love is illogical in many ways but when you find that certain someone, it's magical. It's the underlying themes of this movie that give it substance not the fact that some of the plot is a bit far-fetched. In my opinion, they are the right fit for each other. They are successful in their careers but there is still that void. I was rooting for these two characters to get together. I believed these two could be walking along Lakeshore Drive holding hands together. It's more than just physical attraction between two people and that's why the love story works. They are so natural and comfortable together on screen. It was fueled by the solid performances of Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock. It's isolated yet beautiful in a Frank Lloyd Wright kind of way. I mean, look at the architecture of the Lake House itself. Who hasn't felt alone at a crowded party? Or who hasn't feared if they wait too long that they may never find that special someone? It's a part of the human condition this film examines. It's about connecting with your true soulmate when you feel isolated. It's used in many genres effectively and why not in romantic film? Although the Lakehouse mailbox took on some magical qualities, the plot still worked for me on a deeper level. Suspension of disbelief is a wonderful phenomenon. ![]()
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