Rotten
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.
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
While She Was Out
Everyone has a breaking point. Tonight, she reaches hers.
2008 · 1h 22m · R
Drama, Horror, Thriller
Directed by
Susan Montford
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While She Was Out
Overview
Della Myers, a suburban housewife, lives with her twin children and her abusive husband, Kenneth. On Christmas Eve, she drives to the local mall to buy gift-wrap. In the jam-packed parking lot, she notices an old car taking up two spaces and decides to leave a note on the windshield calling them out. After the mall closes, her car is blocked by the old car and she's threatened by four thugs. She escapes in her vehicle, but they drive after her. She crashes at a dead end construction site at the edge of a forest. What unfolds in the desolate woods is Della's lone fight for survival against a gang of angry young men with murderous intent.
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Fresh
The emotionally bruised air that's frequently made Kim Basinger tabloid fodder is also a defining characteristic of her acting style.
Ernest Hardy, L.A. Weekly
Fresh
The spectacular ending will make every harried housewife in the world ecstatic.
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
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