The Lake House

A friend of mine had told me to watch this movie when I had the chance. It stars Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock---kind of funny how they keep getting hooked up together in movies huh? Just an observation.

I did enjoy it, although rather strange. Sandra Bullock plays a doctor at a Chicago hospital in 2006 and Keanu Reeves plays an architect in 2004. Exactly. They meet up 2 years apart! Kind of hard to explain. The lake house was built by Keanu Reeve's character's Dad and the dog Jack is owned by both Keanu and Sandra.

It is a romantic type movie---there is no gushiness and no sex which automatically gets a thumbs up. There is a couple of kisses but that is it.

I am a stranger than fiction and science fiction fan, so this hit 2 types of interests in me. If you enjoy Sandra and Keanu you will enjoy this movie. Most of the movie is about letters put in a mailbox at the lake house.

Again--if you have nothing to do one day (wow-I know I am pushing it)--lol, when you get the opportunity and you like the actors you should watch it....

I know I may be somewhat late in reviewing it but I just watched it last night on HBO.

Have fun!

Amazing Grace

This is another true story. It is about a man named William Wilberforce played boy Ioan Gruffudd was amazing. He was a member of Parliament in the 18th century who used "back room" politics to end the slave trade in Britain. He was 21 years old when he was elected to the House of Commons and for over two decades he took on the people against abolishing slavery until he succeeded.

This is a wonderful inspiring movie. This man loved the Lord and wanted to do the Lord's work and found a way through politics to get the Lord's work done. It has inspired me to never give up on what your heart, the Lord has put in you to do. Wilberforce was born to do the exact work he did. I recommend this to anyone. As I sat and watched it last night in our Church, I had to keep grabbing tissues to wipe away tears. The movie brings you through a slave ship and shows you how the Africans were treated from Africa to the America's or Jamaica (the Indies)...I cried with sorrow, with joy, with compassion, with watching this man's life battle to get slavery abolished finally break through. This is heartwrenching and inspiring....I recommend it to anyone who again loves history, true stories and the hand of God in people's lives...

It also has its own website: http://www.amazinggracemovie.com/ enjoy! And yes I will be purchasing this film also......

The Pianist

On Thanksgiving day we watched this movie at my friend's home. This is a film by Roman Polanski. It is the true story of Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Polish Jew who detailed survival during World War II. He was a composer and pianist who played the last five songs heard over Polish radio before the Nazi's hit. He was not deported from Poland due to someone else's aide but watched his family (parents, brother & sisters) be taken off to their deaths in concentration camps. He stayed in the Warsaw Ghetto. You watch as he tries to stay alive in this ghetto.

I will be purchasing this movie. It is phenomenal and heart wrenching. Adrien Brody who plays Szpilman is fantastic. You watch the hand of God in his life. There were so many tmes that the Nazi's just started picking people and killing them and never killed him----I don't want to tell you everything....but, definitely worth the watch.This movie is very violent, they don't hold back much. Remember it is a true story. There is alot of widespread killing that he witnesses and is shown in the movie. Also, remember that he is in a ghetto and is pretty much being starved so you see this happening.

I recommend this movie to anyone who like history, biographies and seeing the Grace of God in someone's life......

The movie has a website : http://www.thepianistmovie.com/ that has all the cast & crew and the making of it....if you watch it you will find your time spent worth while.

The top left picture is that of Wladyslaw Szpilman.