The New York Times by Jeannette Catsoulis

Exquisitely captured in natural light by the cinematographer Alexis Zabé, Juan’s journey is framed by sherbet-colored houses and lemon sidewalks, dipping palm fronds and a burnished, turquoise horizon. The director calls his style "artisan cinema"; I just call it dreamy.

New York Post by V.A. Musetto

With Lake Tahoe, Mexican filmmaker Fernando Eimbcke proves himself adept at turning a blank screen into a work of art.

Village Voice

Eimbcke's droll rhythms are reminiscent of early Jim Jarmusch and Aki Kaurismäki--here stylistically appropriate for a film about social and emotional inertia.

The Hollywood Reporter

Veteran Yucatan stage actor Hector Herrera is a delight as the suspicious old garageman who gives Juan an important lesson about letting go.

Salon by Andrew O'Hehir

A surprisingly refreshing experience, especially in a season of infernal cinematic busyness.

Village Voice by Aaron Hillis

Eimbcke's droll rhythms are reminiscent of early Jim Jarmusch and Aki Kaurismäki--here stylistically appropriate for a film about social and emotional inertia.

The Hollywood Reporter by Deborah Young

Veteran Yucatan stage actor Hector Herrera is a delight as the suspicious old garageman who gives Juan an important lesson about letting go.

Boston Globe

In the end, the sparse dialogue and lengthy scenes make the film feel as leaden and listless as Juan's sputtering engine.

Boston Globe by Laura Bennett

In the end, the sparse dialogue and lengthy scenes make the film feel as leaden and listless as Juan's sputtering engine.

Variety

A lazy exercise in cute minimalist humor, low-budget but visually glossy Mexican film Lake Tahoe is so dry and slight that it threatens to drift right off the screen.

Variety by Russell Edwards

A lazy exercise in cute minimalist humor, low-budget but visually glossy Mexican film Lake Tahoe is so dry and slight that it threatens to drift right off the screen.