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While She Was Out

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While She Was Out (2008)

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Reviews Counted:14

Fresh:5

Rotten:9

Average Rating:4.7/10

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong violence and language.

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:Dec 12, 2008 Limited

Synopsis: While She Was Out, stars Academy Award®-winner Kim Basinger (L.A. Confidential, 8 Mile) and Emmy®-nominee Lukas Haas (Alpha Dog, The Ryan White Story). While She Was Out was executive produced... While She Was Out, stars Academy Award®-winner Kim Basinger (L.A. Confidential, 8 Mile) and Emmy®-nominee Lukas Haas (Alpha Dog, The Ryan White Story). While She Was Out was executive produced by Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth) and Don Murphy (Transformers, Natural Born Killers) and written/directed by Susan Montford (Shoot ‘Em Up). Anchor Bay Entertainment will release the film theatrically December 12, 2008 with a national DVD release following in 2009.

Basinger delivers perhaps the most audacious performance of her career as Della, a suburban housewife, caught in a nightmare of violence and desperation as she is mercilessly stalked by a group of young thugs. Armed with only a toolbox and the will to survive, Della is engaged in a fight for her life and has to make it through the night or succumb to the rabid predators. Haas plays the manipulative psychopath leading the gang on their murderous rampage.--© Anchor Bay Entertainment [More]

Starring: Kim Basinger, Luke Haas, Craig Sheffer

Starring: Kim Basinger, Luke Haas, Craig Sheffer

Director: Sarah Montford

Director: Sarah Montford
Screenwriter: Sarah Montford
Producer: Don Murphy
Composer: Paul Haslinger
Studio: Anchor Bay Entertainment

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Apr 28, 2009

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
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  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85

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  • Dolby Digital - English

Additional Release Material:

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  • Audio Commentary: Susan Montford- Writer/Director - ; Don Murphy - Producer

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Lots of edgy night chasing and some tense moments, but the resolution is a tad disappointing

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
01/23/09
Andrew L. Urban
Andrew L. Urban
Urban Cinefile

starts out quite compelling, but quickly it quickly loses steam because it lacks imagination and fails to maintain any credible suspense or thrills throughout.

Full Review Source: NYC Movie Guru | comment Comment
01/31/09
Avi Offer
Avi Offer
NYC Movie Guru

Lukas Haas as the harbinger of Joy Division-fueled doom? I've seen gusts of wind with more menace than Haas, an unfortunate fact that seems to elude Montford's field of vision.

Full Review Source: BrianOrndorf.com | comment Comment
12/11/08
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
BrianOrndorf.com

Never mess with an Oscar winner reduced to straight to DVD rubbish.

Full Review Source: What Would Toto Watch? | comment Comment
07/08/09
Christian Toto
Christian Toto
What Would Toto Watch?

Writer-director Susan Montford eschews all plot and character development for the hackneyed action scenes and grade-Z dialogue, while struggling to stretch the paper-thin story into a feature length film.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
12/12/08
Gary Goldstein
Gary Goldstein
Los Angeles Times

Kudos to whoever came up with the title. The rest of you are fired.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
12/17/08
Jules Brenner
Jules Brenner
Filmcritic.com

If you ever found yourself wondering what First Blood would have been like with Kim Basinger playing John Rambo, then wonder no more-just run to the video store, grab a copy of While She Was Out and prepare to be astounded-for all the wrong reasons.

Full Review Source: The Horror Geek | comment Comment
07/29/09
Mike Bracken
Mike Bracken
The Horror Geek

Imagine a Lifetime revenge-themed movie of the week intercut with a few death scenes from the cutting room floor of a Final Destination flick.

Full Review Source: Horror.com | comment Comment
04/05/09
Staci Layne Wilson
Staci Layne Wilson
Horror.com

This one should have been released around Thanksgiving instead of Christmas because it is indeed a turkey!

Full Review Source: Dread Central | comment Comment
12/21/08
Uncle Creepy
Uncle Creepy
Dread Central

The spectacular ending will make every harried housewife in the world ecstatic.

Full Review Source: New York Observer | comment Comment
12/10/08
Andrew Sarris
Andrew Sarris
New York Observer
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The emotionally bruised air that’s frequently made Kim Basinger tabloid fodder is also a defining characteristic of her acting style.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
12/11/08
Ernest Hardy
Ernest Hardy
L.A. Weekly

It's filled with fascinating ideas, bringing it just a notch above your standard-issue exploitation flick.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
05/01/09
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

[Kim] Basinger does truly exceptional work in this intimate thriller that marks a promising debut for [Susan] Montford as a writer/director.

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12/16/08
Moriarty
Moriarty
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Kim Basinger does a Dirty Harriet in this weapons of asskicker destruction, pit bull with lipstick get-even suburban battered housewife thriller. And without bringing Alec Baldwin into it, you do the math.

Full Review Source: NewsBlaze | comment Comment
12/06/08
Prairie Miller
Prairie Miller
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