On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 50% rating based on reviews from 129 critics, and an average rating of 5.33/10. The site's consensus is: "Though Hugh Jackman charms, "Kate & Leopold" is bland and predictable, and the time travel scenario lacks logic." On Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 44 based on 27 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade B+ on scale of A to F.