7.7
The Bridges of Madison County
1995
How do you hold on to someone you've never met?
When architect Alex Wyler moves into an unusual glass house on stilts over a lake, he discovers a note from the previous tenant in the mailbox--but no one's lived in the house for years. He replies and soon discovers that he's corresponding with a doctor named Kate Forster. Their correspondence, only through the 'magical' mailbox, turns romantic and their paths cross in unexpected ways, but when they try to truly connect, danger looms. They must try to unravel the mystery behind their extraordinary romance before it's too late.
When architect Alex Wyler moves into an unusual glass house on stilts over a lake, he discovers a note from the previous tenant in the mailbox--but no one's lived in the house for years. He replies and soon discovers that he's corresponding with a doctor named Kate Forster. Their correspondence, only through the 'magical' mailbox, turns romantic and their paths cross in unexpected ways, but when they try to truly connect, danger looms. They must try to unravel the mystery behind their extraordinary romance before it's too late.
Keanu ReevesAlex Wyler
Sandra BullockDr. Kate Forster
Christopher PlummerSimon Wyler
Ebon Moss-BachrachHenry Wyler
Willeke van AmmelrooyKate's Mother
Dylan WalshMorgan
Shohreh AghdashlooDr. Anna Klyczynski
Lynn CollinsMona
Mike BacarellaMulhern
Kevin M. BrennanWaiter
Frank CaetiCove Patron
Jacob D. DumellePatient on Gurney
Lori Ann GerdischI.C.U. Nurse
Cynthia Kaye McWilliamsVanessa Vanderbeck
India NeilanHostess
Mia ParkReceptionist
Jacqueline WilliamsMadhvi Patel
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This is the stereotypical romantic drama which tries to use the successful mix from Speed between Bullock and Reeves. It doesn't really work. The movie is quite flat and the plot is quite nonsensical. Of course, in a movie with time traveling you cannot think much about that part of the story or will fall apart. Not specifically, the fault of this one. But the behavior of the characters is really, really pointless in some parts. Also, the parallel family struggles of both characters are quite pointless and irrelevant for the main story. The main mistake, however, is the lack of spark that Bullock and Reeves did have in Speed. They are just numb. The best part, the beautiful setting of the Lake House.
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