Chickflick - The Lake House with Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock
The Lake House is an old fashioned love story with a “Web 2.0″ twist, and by that I mean it’s very clever. Moviemakers are finding their creativity again in recent years, and with the competition they face from video game sales and the web, they’ve had to.
Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock star as two wandering professionals who live in the same house at different times. They share the same dog, Jack, a permanent fixture of the lake house. By some magical twist of fate, they begin to correspond with one another as Kate leaves a note asking that her mail be forwarded to her new address after moving out. The twist is that Alex moves in after her, but through some romantic rip in time, it’s actually 2 years earlier.
Confused yet? Don’t be, because the point of the story is that love crosses all boundaries, even time. Keanu and Sandra pull their characters through the tangle of it all to create some amusing and heartfelt connections. Every time a twist in the story is uncovered, another is created, and this all leads to set the final stage.
This is one of those movies where some will seek to make sense of space and time and love, while others just go along for the ride. One thing for sure, The Lake House will be a regular staple at chick-flick nights everywhere, and for years to come.
