No one will have an easy time of it with Lake of Fire, a work of profound anguish centered on the abortion rights debate.
– Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Oct 2007
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At 152 minutes, his film doesn't seem long, because at every moment something absorbing, disturbing, depressing or infuriating is happening.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
26 Oct 2007
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For all its provocativeness, Lake of Fire is not a shapeless movie, nor a politically irresponsible one.
– Joshua Rothkopf,
Time Out New York,
14 Nov 2007
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You may not leave the theater having switched sides, but you'll probably respect the other side more, and that in itself would be a victory for human life.
– J. R. Jones,
Chicago Reader,
4 Dec 2007
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When the focus narrows to the personal, the film becomes undeniably powerful in its specifics.