Lake City
Metascore
29 out of 100

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 12 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 12
  3. Negative: 6 out of 12
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  1. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Josh Rosenblatt
    30
    The only thing saving Lake City from total ridiculousness is Spacek.
  2. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Michelle Orange
    30
    Added to the general torpidity and twangy tropes of this Southern family drama is the discomfort of watching a natural actor (Garity) force it.
  3. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Kyle Smith
    25
    One of those Deep Dark Secret movies, the dull indie Lake City combines a wholly uninteresting family mystery with a wholly unconvincing crime drama.
  4. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Joe Neumaier
    20
    Only natural spitfire Spacek, as the pickup-driving mom of the land, feels fresh. There's even a mouthy kid Garity is "taking care of" - guess whose son he is?
  5. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    20
    Feels like a movie whose story was slapped together during filming. Its three phases -- Southern pastorale, Sudsville and Kablooie -- don’t really connect.
  6. Variety
    Reviewed by: Ronnie Scheib
    20
    Moore and Hill's script plunges Spacek in a mawkish stew of banality and improbability composed of bits and pieces of earlier roles.

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  1. JayH.
    4
    It took two directors to make this movie so boring?! Painfully slow moving, it lacks focus and and excitement. Even Sissy Spacek can't save this one.… Full Review »
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