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I know that “The Lake House” isn’t the type of movie that most 13-year-olds see, but my Mom was seeing it and I was bored so I came along.The

Lake House stars Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock as two people who live in a beautiful glass house over the lake, 2 years apart from each other. But the mailbox lets them communicate with each other, and they eventually fall in love. The movie is essentially a love story, but it also has Sci-Fi mixed in with some drama. The movie is really about their relationship. For instance, Reeve’s character takes Bullock’s on a walk through a city, and plants a tree for her which 2 years later is in full bloom. But sweet things like this eventually lead to the agony of not being able to meet the person you love. Then you find out that their lives are inter-connected in more ways than one that makes the movie a sweeping and beautiful ride.

Both the acting of Reeves and Bullock are great, although I must admit that they fall into the whole “time travel mailbox” thing P-R-E-T-T-Y quickly. But hey - it’s a movie.

I read in the paper (It’s scary, I know - I’m actually finding some of the articles in the times besides circuits… INTERESTING.. DUN Dun duAnywhoywho… that the movie was based on a Japanese one. Good for it, at least it’s not like Ring.The.

The directing is cinematic and terrific, there is great cinematography, but overllyrlly done so it’s distracting. Let me just tell you that it IS a happy ending. Despite time they do get together, but it’s not as simple as “Meet me irestrauntaunt Sunday, July 8th.” Things get in the way - you’ll see.The.

The music is also great. The actual score is in the background, but distinct enough that you notice it, it really helps move the movie along.

So overall, The Lake House, is a beautiful movie that is just enjoyable to watch, and really makes you feel about the characters. There’s not much more that I can say, than that if you like this type of movie, see it. If not, only if you’ve already seen Superman Returns (review next week on 3D IMAX - yeah!) and Pirates of Carribean.

So although it’s not my style (1 point off) I’ll give it because it’s an enjoyable and full movie that makes my heart feel all fuzzy (seriously):

8.5/10