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This is a beautiful, romantic movie with one of the
most original storylines that I have seen in awhile. This
movie tells the story of Alex (Keanu Reeves) and Kate (Sandra
Bullock) in their first movie together since the mega hit
Speed. Although the storyline starts a little hard to follow
the basic idea is that these two star crossed people live
on the same day but exactly two years apart. Impossible?
Of course. Crazy? Perhaps, but they really pull it off.
Most of the movie is told through letter correspondence
between Alex and Kate from letters left in the mailbox at
the Lakehouse. Kate is a Chicago doctor who moves out of
the lakehouse to Chicago, and Alex is an architect in a
remote lakeside suburb. Her in the year 2006, him in 2004.*****
These two actors have great chemistry together. They
were both lonely but likeable. For anyone who was a fan
of the Dennis Quaid movie Frequency this is the movie for
you. You have to suspend reality and just go along for the
ride. You have to accept there is no reason why, it just
is. I dare not say more about the plot in fear of giving
something away. There are a few strong supporting cast members
to look out for as well, Dylan Walsh from Nip/Tuck and Shohreh
Aghdashloo from the fourth season of 24.
Image and Sound:
There was nothing spectacular about the picture images
or sound. The cinematography was very visual, some of my
favorite scenes were with Kate and Alex supposedly at the
same place on the same screen, just two years apart. There
were no need for flashy special effects, the beauty is in
the story. Presented in letterbox widescreen format.
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