The Lake House

To quote Maxwell Smart: "Missed it by that much."

'The Lake House' represents the newest entry into the category of films that show promise but ultimately let you down in the climax and far too many of the romantic scenes. The plot in simplistic terms is this: A doctor (Bullock) living in 2006, manages to correspond and fall in love with, an architect (Reeves), by virtue of a magical mail box. None to promising, I know but the script nearly makes it work! Nearly. The problem is that there is always something to slow the momentum of the film. To drag it into the mud. That is not to say there aren't high points, I liked the supporting work from Plummer as Reeves' conceited father and Aghdashloo as Bullock's mentor. Sadly, they are slightly underdeveloped. Plus there's is one scene that I absolutely adored involving a McCartney song entitled: "This Never Happened Before". In the end 'The Lake House' congers up one thought on it being a truly successful film, "Missed it by that much."

Overall: a high C+ (5.5 out of 10)

MovieDude

P.S. This film also shows how Keanu Reeves is developing as an actor. He's not quite good but he's getting there.