Metacritic Movie Ratings
The Lake House Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 88

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

  What I respond to in the movie is its fundamental romantic impulse.

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• 70

  out of 100

  The New York TimesDana Stevens

  The movie is, above all, a showcase for its stars, who seem gratifyingly comfortable in their own skin and delighted to be in each other's company again, in another deeply silly, effortlessly entertaining movie.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesCarina Chocano

  A chronological brain-teaser confounding enough to keep you busy trying to figure out whether those holes are in the story or in your logic. But ultimately the movie is more interested in the love part of the equation than in the whole crazy, madcap physics part.

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• 50

  out of 100

  VarietyRobert Koehler

  Never quite sure what it wants to be -- a magical-mysterious love story, a psychodrama, a sprawling family saga, or an uneasy combination of these.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterSheri Linden

  A slow-moving, never-igniting tale of calendar-crossed lovers that grows less convincing as it proceeds.

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• 42

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  The only real magic in The Lake House is that Kate and Alex have never heard of e-mail.

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• 38

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  One of the more befuddling movies of recent years. The premise makes no sense, no matter how you turn it around in your head.

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