While She Was Out

Kim Basinger made a bad movie.....they're so bad or brilliant writing that has crafted a cadre of villains so ineffective....This recycled story fails to engage or entertain.....There is also an awkward sexish scene.....I'm not sure if it is horrible writing.... ... Full Review

At its least compelling, this nasty thriller feels like an extended, high-stakes game of hide and seek....The film could do a better job of taking advantage of its minimalist concept.... ... Full Review

Basinger delivers a fair performance as a downtrodden wife....there are certainly moments when she fails to conjure enough aggression to convince the audience.... ... Full Review

The horror industry has seen quite a few very effective psychopathic-youth movies in the past few years.....What's most shocking about this movie is the underlying fear and message it invokes:....this film, written and directed by first-timer Susan Montford, does not stack up well against its slasher or holiday-horror predecessors.....Her performance is actually compelling in parts....it creates totally unbelievable characters, all making completely unbelievable decisions..... ... Full Review

Craig Sheffer (TV's ONE TREE HILL) co-stars in this intense suspense thriller about one women, a night full of terror and the ultimate breaking point.... ... Full Review

Characters suffer a screwdriver in the ear and a lug nut wrench up the nostril. Embracing outraged victimhood the way Angelina Jolie embraces a close-up, Ms. Basinger, doing double duty here as an executive producer, appears oblivious to the script's idiocies. ... Full Review

I've seen gusts of wind with more menace than Haas, an unfortunate fact that seems to elude Montford's field of vision....While She Was Out" might beg for cheers and gasps.... ... Full Review

This is a survival story, pure and simple....There are a few shocking moments of violence....Kim Basinger fascinates me.....marks a promising debut for Montford as a writer/director..... ... Full Review

Sounds like an interesting rental. The other way, that usually draws me right out of the movie, is when they have a gigantic white light, like some oblique, mega-halogen moon, neatly positioned behind nearby treetops. ... Full Review

First-time writer-director Susan Montford's dialogue is somewhere between kindergarten and film school, matching its simplistic plot to the short story by Edward Bryant on which it's based. On the positive side, the film has excellent poster art and clocks in at an appropriately economical 88 minute length. ... Full Review