Ebert praised Bullock and Reeves in their respective roles, calling both "enormously likeable". While pointing out the movie's logical inconsistencies, Ebert wrote, "Never mind, I tell you, never mind!" Writing for USA Today, Claudia Puig described "The Lake House" as "one of the more befuddling movies of recent years. The premise makes no sense, no matter how you turn it around in your head." "The Lake House" was released on DVD, Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD on September 26, 2006 by Warner Home Video. It was the first film to be simultaneously released on all three formats on the same day, and Warner became the first studio to issue a title in this manner. The single-disc DVD was initially available for region 1 territories only, in both widescreen and full-screen editions with 480i resolution. Special features included were additional deleted scenes, outtakes, and the film's theatrical trailer. A region 2 compatible version was later released on October 9. The Blu-ray was also a single-disc release but with 1080i resolution and not region locked.