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By Claudia Puig (2,080) for USA Today (4,117) on 17 Oct 2011

One of the more befuddling movies of recent years. The premise makes no sense, no matter how you turn it around in your head…

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By Robert Koehler (477) for Variety (12,700) on 13 Mar 2010

Never quite sure what it wants to be -- a magical-mysterious love story, a psychodrama, a sprawling family saga, or an uneasy combination of these…

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By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 22 Dec 2009

There is a germ of a good idea in the notion that an imaginary suitor can be more powerful than a real one…

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By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 12 Dec 2009

This is a project whose elements, from concept to script to casting, refuse to follow the usual formulas, which is good, yet they never quite cohere…

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By Fernando F. Croce (840) for CinePassion (694) on 29 Aug 2009

A satisfyingly sarcasm-free ode to the flickering absurdity of romance…

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By Ethan Alter (997) for Premiere (771) on 06 Jun 2009

Where the film falters is in Alejandro Agresti's overly deliberate direction, which threatens to drown the drama in amber sunsets and self-conscious…

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By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 28 Mar 2009

The measure of this kind of movie is its seductiveness, not its logic, nor the ways in which it exploits the supernatural angle, and The Lake…

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By Connie Ogle (690) for Miami Herald (3,319) on 14 Jan 2009

The Lake House overflows with heart-stopping thrills, if by ''thrills'' you mean ''watching attractive people wait around for letters to be…

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By J.r. Jones (1,066) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 14 Mar 2008

Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves are both such guarded celebrities that I have a hard time imagining them as lovers, a problem this Chicago-based…

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By William Arnold (1,101) for Seattle Post-Intelligencer (2,422) on 10 Feb 2008

Bullock has abandoned all her usual cutesy mannerisms, and Reeves is as low-key and convincing as he's been in a role…

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By Maitland Mcdonagh (2,150) for TV Guide Magazine (2,375) on 16 Sep 2007

Screenwriter David Auburn's awkward dialogue spells out the film's themes with painful literal-mindedness…

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By Mark Holcomb (179) for Village Voice (8,525) on 08 Sep 2007

Treading the same supernatural turf trampled by Somewhere in Time and Frequency, director Alejandro Agresti's gooey, ostensibly spooky romance…

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By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 24 Jul 2007

I am conflicted about this film. I like the fact that it takes chances…

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By John J. Puccio (1,217) for Movie Metropolis (1,779) on 26 Sep 2006

Maybe I'm just overly romantic or sentimental or just plain naive, but I probably liked The Lake House more than I should have…

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By Michael Szymanski (206) for Sci-Fi Weekly (45) on 22 Aug 2006

Time-travel films often bring up a lot of questions, and they often fall apart with thoughtful scrutiny, but that's part of the fun…

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By Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel (195) for 3BlackChicks Review (195) on 20 Aug 2006

A little under water, but it still floats…

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By Bruce Bennett (577) for Spectrum (St. George, Utah) (575) on 13 Aug 2006

Endless implausibility, cheesy dialogue, and the inert personalities of its charisma-zapped leads conspire to doom this chilly magical mailbox…

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By Ross Anthony (612) for Hollywood Report Card (612) on 01 Aug 2006

Like all good romantic movies there's a beautiful house on the lake and a cuddly dog…

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By Michael Clawson (21) for West Valley View (21) on 26 Jul 2006

Phantom mail ... a postal carrier's worst nightmare…

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By Urban Cinefile Critics (1,069) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 19 Jul 2006

Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock bring their respective talents to this badly fumbled attempt at a supernatural romantic comedy…

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