| Have you been searching for a romantic story | | | | they have lovers come and go, one has a father |
| that shows how an extremely self reliant woman | | | | who dies, and even many birthdays pass. As the |
| and a self-made independent man can fall deeply | | | | film progresses, life keeps throwing twists and |
| in love? Even if they are really out of sync with | | | | turns at them, making their best layed plans to |
| each another? If so, then the film "Lake House" is | | | | meet each other in person always slip just |
| one that you will love to watch. Set in northern | | | | beyond their reach. |
| Illinois on the Lake Michigan shore, the setting | | | | Sandra Bullock plays the role of a hospital doctor, |
| makes a beautiful place for two people to figure | | | | with long hours whose only roomate is a cat to |
| out their isolated lives and how to deal with their | | | | play chess with. She plays her role brilliantly, |
| frustrating jobs. | | | | showing a relentless caring nature and a very |
| Starring Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves, this | | | | easy going humor. The film covers the time in her |
| touching drama is actually based on a story retold | | | | life from a period in college, through her having a |
| from a Korean movie titled "Siworae". The film is | | | | relationship with another man other than Reeves, |
| skillfully directed by Alejandro Atresti as it reveals | | | | to the point where her career become not only |
| a mystery centered around a mailbox in front of | | | | hectic, but extremely lonely. |
| a house on Lake Michigan that somehow is able to | | | | Keanu Reeves brings his own brand of finesse by |
| bridge time between the two strangers. | | | | playing a very talented architect who endures the |
| Several years after she has moved away from | | | | disapproval of his famous architect elderly father. |
| her lakeside house, a loveless and lonely physician | | | | In the film, Reeves also has a brother which |
| played by Bullock, begins to answer letters to a | | | | dreams of opening a business with him. However, |
| frustrated architect, played by Reeves, who | | | | their father has always intervened to prevent |
| currently lives in the same lakeside home, only | | | | them from forming their own business. In the |
| two years into the future. After exchanging a | | | | middle of all this, Reeves displays his role's great |
| long line of letters, both eventually learn that they | | | | desire to have someone to love that will share his |
| are living in different times. | | | | creative dreams and passion for life. |
| Through numerous life alternating events, the two | | | | In the beginning of the film, neither roles played |
| devoted pen pals are only able to exchange | | | | by Reeves and Bullock like each other. But as |
| letters with each other by writing letters to each | | | | they share their letters in the magic mailbox, they |
| other and putting them into the magical mailbox. | | | | eventually get more and more wrapped up in |
| Their happiness, anger, laughter, tragedies, and | | | | each other's life and slowly develop a deep, lasting |
| hopes are shared in their letters, which over time, | | | | love the only grows stronger as the years pass |
| turn them into close friends. As time goes on, | | | | by. |