Chicago Sun-Times: The House of the Spirits
- Roger Ebert's review: "All of the characters have the right names, all of the necessary events occur, and indeed the very best local actors have been engaged. But the soul has been mislaid."
- http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19940401/REVIEWS/404010302/1023

Deseret News: The House of the Spirits
- Chris Hicks' review: "...the film just plods along in an episodic manner, skimming the surface, skipping over details and never builds any emotional steam whatsoever. August's episodic vignettes seem choppy; and while his actors plunge in with their
- http://deseretnews.com/movies/view/1,1257,818,00.html

Women's Studies: The House of the Spirits
- Cynthia Fuchs' review of the movie from a feminist perspective. Originally appeared in the Philadelphia City Paper.
- http://www.mith2.umd.edu/WomensStudies/FilmReviews/house-of-spirits-fuchs

Washington Post: The House of the Spirits
- Joe Brown's review: "'House' is performed in English, but the acting is so unaccountably, embarrassingly stilted, it feels dubbed -- you keep looking for subtitles."
- http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/thehouseofthespiritsrbrown_a0ae07.htm