"House by the Lake": actors and the roles they played. Brief plot of the film

In Hollywood's "House by the Lake" actors Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock play young people who have the opportunity to communicate exclusively with the help of a mailbox installed near the house by the lake. And all because the heroine Bullock lives in 2006, and the hero of Reeves - in 2004. How can this be? And how did this unusual story end?

"House by the Lake": description, actors

"The house by the lake", shot by director Alejandro Agresti, is a remake of a South Korean similar film "The Lodge by the Lake". For Agresti, "House by the Lake" became the debut work in Hollywood, before that Alejandro worked in Latin America and the Netherlands. Also, Agresti took out little-known films "Diktablanda", "Not such a bad world" and "Valentine".

"The house by the lake" can be called a fantasy film, because it is based on an incredible fact from the life of the main characters: the architect Alex (Keanu Reeves) moves to a new house and finds in the mail box a letter from the girl "from the future" (Sandra Bullock). A young man and woman begin to correspond using a "magic" mailbox, and gradually a luminous feeling arises between them. However, to meet in reality, Alex and Kate does not work. Will they manage to overcome the time gap and look into each other's eyes?

Reviews of the film "The House of the Lake" from critics and ordinary viewers come the most inspirational. The original plot, a good game of actors, competent direction make the audience actively empathize with the main characters and look forward to the outcome of the plot.

"House by the Lake": actors and roles. Sandra Bullock as Kate

Sandra Bullock in the film Alejandro Agresti plays doctor Kate Forster. Kate does not have much good in her personal life. The only thing a young woman is happy with is her work. Therefore, she decides to leave her cozy house on the shore of the lake, and settle in Chicago, where she works in one of the local hospitals. Before leaving, Keith leaves a comic letter to the future tenant at home. To my surprise, after some time in the same box Kate finds the answer to his message.

In the movie "House by the Lake" actors Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves composed the screen duo for the second time - the first time they met on the set of the movie "Speed". However, if the relationship between their heroes developed in the rhythm of a dynamic action movie, this time the Hollywood stars were placed in romantic proposed circumstances. Their screen characters are so touching that it is impossible not to empathize with them and not to wish for their early reunification.

Keanu Reeves as Alex

The main actors of the movie "House by the Lake" are recognized Hollywood celebrities. Keanu Reeves started filming in the film, already being known to the audience for his work in the series "Matrix", in the thriller "Devil's Advocate", the melodrama "Sweet November" and the fantasy film "Constantine: Lord of Darkness". Despite the fact that the genres and plots of the films in which Reeves is removed are very different from each other, the actor always plays about the same type: a single person who, in a sense, was disappointed in life. But what is remarkable: since the times of "Speed", Keanu in all the subsequent films were given exclusively the main roles.

If we talk about the movie "House by the Lake", then the actor did not depart much from his usual role of the hero-loner. His hero feels comfortable in a secluded house by the lake, does not seek a relationship with real women and is quite content with correspondence with a girl "from the future." Despite the setbacks, Reeves's hero still hopes to meet with the mysterious stranger.

Dylan Walsh as Morgan

In the tape "House by the Lake" actors Dylan Walsh and Sandra Bullock play young people who meet. Kate in the performance of Sandra and Morgan performed by Dylan Walsh then converge, then diverge during the whole film. It was the parting with Morgan that made Kate move to Chicago and leave her house by the lake.

Dylan Walsh has been acting in films since 1989, but is not very popular in Hollywood. Most often, the actor appears in the series. His most famous role is Dr. McNamara in the American television drama "Parts of the body."

Christopher Plummer as Father Alex

The architect Alex in the performance of Keanu Reeves has a difficult relationship with his father, because he left their family for his profession. Nevertheless, when Simon, who is also a talented architect, dies in a hospital, for Alex this becomes a certain loss.

Christopher Plummer, who played the role of Simon, is considered an outstanding Canadian actor. In the movie, he made his debut in 1958, and immediately in the main role: the actor played Walt Murdoch in the drama "Wind over the swamps." For the role of the second plan in the comedy "Beginners" Christopher was awarded the Oscar.

Throughout his career, Plummer has been actively withdrawn: he played Abraham in "Dracula 2000" with Gerard Butler in the lead role, Doctor Rosen in "Mind Games" directed by Ron Howard, Aristotle in the historical film "Alexander" with Colin Farrell. Trust the actor with many main roles: in the biographical drama "New World" he played Captain Newport, in the drama "Emotional Arithmetic" - by David Winters, and in the "Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" - Doctor Parnassus.

In 2015, with the participation of the actor on the screens, there was a thriller "Remember", where also play Martin Landau and Dean Norris.

Other performers of roles

In the film "House by the Lake" the actors Shohre Agdashlu, Willeke Ammelroy, Scott Elias and Lynn Collins play secondary roles.

Shohre Aghdashlu is an actress of Iranian origin who can also be seen in the films "Changing the Reality" and "X-Men: The Last Battle".

Villeke van Ammelroy is from the Netherlands. She starred in the films "Escape the Bride" and "Love and Sex in Ibiza".