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Natalie Portman’s ‘Lady in the Lake’ Is a Soggy, Pretentious Failure
WASHOUT
Based on the 2020 bestseller, the latest slog of a limited series is implausible and exhausting—helped none by Portman’s baffling, exaggerated performance.
Nick Schager
Entertainment Critic
Published
Jul. 18 2024
9:00PM EDT
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Nick Schager
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