Das Haus am See (2006)

Das Haus am See: Directed by Alejandro Agresti. With Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, Christopher Plummer, Ebon Moss-Bachrach. A lonely doctor, who once occupied an unusual lakeside house, begins exchanging love letters with its former resident, a frustrated architect. They must try to unravel the mystery behind their extraordinary romance before it’s too late.

“I saw a screening of this last night and maybe I was just in the right mood for it, but I really enjoyed it. Iu0026#39;m not even a chick-flick kind of girl! Itu0026#39;s best if you donu0026#39;t over-analyze the time-travel details and just go with it… itu0026#39;s a movie, after all. Seriously, I wasnu0026#39;t expecting that much and I got a better feeling from this movie than I have in a long time – it made me feel warm and happy. Plus, the whole theater laughed at some parts, plus people gasped and cried, and at the end everyone applauded. Thatu0026#39;s a good sign, if you ask me. I donu0026#39;t watch previews so I donu0026#39;t know what they give away about the plot, so Iu0026#39;m not going to give much of anything away here. I will just say that to me this was a uniquely told romantic story. I happen to like Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, although they are by no means favorites of mine, nor do I consider them to be consistently amazing actors (more often theyu0026#39;re not… at least heu0026#39;s not…). But they made this story work for me and I believe they have good chemistry. The movie is set in Chicago and shows the city off nicely without trying to beat you over the head with it (a la The Break-Up). One thing I think I related to a lot with these characters is that they are both pretty isolated and lonely, although not in a sad-sack way. I felt a longing from them for someone to relate to, and even though they have opportunities for other people to be involved in their lives… well itu0026#39;s not whatu0026#39;s best for them and they donu0026#39;t settle. Plus, the actors are both in their 40s and I like seeing love stories that arenu0026#39;t about either two 22-year-olds or a 40-year-old man and a 22-year-old girl.”