Lady in the Lake, the miniseries directed by Alma Har’el, premiered this Friday on Apple TV+. The first reviews were released late on Thursday (something common for Apple series). Watching the trailer released a month ago, it was to be expected that the reviews would be strongly divisive… and so they have been; Traders such as Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, The Daily Beast or Rolling Stone have been quite harsh in their articles, while others such as The Guardian, IndieWire, Time or the Washington Post have evaluated the proposal quite positively. Take a look at the compilation that we have made after the the jump:

The Guardian: Natalie Portman’s TV debut is absolutely impeccable

Collider: Natalie Portman & Moses Ingram Are Magnetic in Apple TV+’s Lavish Adaptation

Time: Lady in the Lake Casts Natalie Portman in a Strikingly Subversive ’60s Noir

Empire: With superb performances from Natalie Portman and Moses Ingram, and dreamy direction by Alma Har’el, Lady In The Lake is a beguiling — if heavily stylised – watch

Washington Post: Natalie Portman and Moses Ingram spars in Lady in the Lake

Chicago Sun Times: You wait a week to see the next ‘Lady in the Lake’ episode — and you need it

The Hollywood Reporter: Natalie Portman’s Apple TV+ Mystery Has a Lot on Its Mind, for Better and Worse

Rolling Stone: ‘Lady in the Lake’ Intertwines Two Tales of Tormented Women. One of Them Is Great

The Daily Beast: Natalie Portman’s ‘Lady in the Lake’ Is a Soggy, Pretentious Failure

The Telegraph: Natalie Portman does little to elevate Apple TV+’s dull thriller

Variety: Natalie Portman’s ‘Lady in the Lake’ Misfire Is a Puzzle No One Will Care to Solve

The AV Club: Apple TV Plus’ Lady In The Lake is a total mess

More reviews here: https://www.metacritic.com/tv/lady-in-the-lake/critic-reviews/