Some might find it odd, but I thought it personalized these scenes and added to Alex and Kate’s connection. I enjoyed how the movie slipped from one to the other at just the right times. Or, instead of the letters, Alex and Kate talk aloud, as if they are having a conversation. So, while Alex is reading a letter from Kate over a bowl of soup, we hear Kate’s voice. More importantly, the letters connect the viewer to Alex and Kate. Ranging from casual conversation, to deeply personal feelings, these letters are the focus of the movie. In The Lake House, it’s not just one love letter but a series of love letters. Words are powerful, especially when spoken from the heart. A beautifully written love letter is the perfect ingredient to any romantic movie. I love the romantic trope of love letters. It is not a sweeping romance but rather a gentle telling about a man and a woman who fall in love across time. Instead, fall in love with Alex and Kate as they fall in love with each other. Suspend all reality, ignore the never-explained hole in time. But, you know what? For those very reasons, I adore it. The plot defies any rational explanation. They reach out to each other at their lowest points and find strength in each other through their words. Through their letters, they discover each other’s likes and dislikes. What follows is a tale of two people destiny brings together two years apart. Alex finds the letter when he moves into the lake house and puzzles over the contents. On the day Kate moves out of a beautiful lake house to an apartment in Chicago, she leaves a letter for the new resident. The Lake House tells the story of a lonely doctor, Kate Forster, and stifled architect, Alex Wyler.
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