Was the movie, The Lake House, based on a book?

[gatorsmom]

I just saw that movie, The Lake House with Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock and loved it. I think i"d really like a book if it was based on one but I don't know which one it was. I did an Amazon search of The Lake House but a book by James Patterson came up and the synopsis isn't remotely similar to the movie storyline.

Does anyone know if the movie was based on a book?

[atlbkk03]

The Lake House by James Patterson is not the same as the movie. The movie that Bullock was starring in was actually an adaptation from a Korean movie called "Il Mare"

[karin4]

I don't think it was based on a book; I'm pretty sure it was based on a Korean film, though. No idea whether that is available with subtitles, but it could be interesting to watch the original.

[gatorsmom]

The Lake House by James Patterson is not the same as the movie. The movie that Bullock was starring in was actually an adaptation from a Korean movie called "Il Mare"

That's interesting because "Il Mare" was the name of the restaurant Sandra Bullock chose to meet Keanu in when he didn't show up. kinda cool.

[cellenly]

I saw both & I liked Il Mare better (btw, to confirm, it's korean). I thought the lake house was a bit more confusing than the korean & i liked the whole melodramtic korean sensability that il mare has. but i'm kinda into sappy korean stuff too so i guess you have to take it w/ a grain of salt. it may be worth a watch just to see the differences.