The Miserably Bad Lake House
Monday, October 23rd, 2006I watched "The Lake House" last night on DVD with my brother and here’s our verdict: DON’T BOTHER!
The plot was really weak and the "facts" were inconsistent. We were very confused and had to try to figure out the storyline. At certain points, we had to make up our own theories. The whole plot just raises eyebrows because it is so fake and dumb (for lack of a more apt description). Also, there was no element of suspense because the plot was so predictable that we saw all the twists coming. Possibly the lamest show I’ve ever seen.
The people who did the subtitles didn’t help either. Lines like "Mungkin kamu tahu wasn’t diri menunjukkan" and "Lebih baik, lebih baik, lebih baik rancangan lama" as the translation for the dialogue "Bitter, bitter, bitter old man" really turned it into a comedy instead.
Keanu Reeves had the acting abilities of a wood. And Sandra Bollocks (error intentional) had a one-dimensional character. The supporting cast appeared to be awkwardly useless in the development of the story. For example, Keenu Reeves’ character, Alex, has a brother who is so unconvincing playing that role that they might as well have cast Big Bird instead. Most of the supporting cast appeared to be useless in the plot development and were about as effective as props.
My brother said, "If I had gone to see this in the cinema, I would feel really cheated."
And I said,"Yeah? Think about the people who bought the soundtrack!!!"
