Nadine Salakov
The performances are great, the story is what is the problem. While She Was Out is unwatchable from the moment of the first kill of one of the thugs. There isn't much to this Flick except people being killed one after the other and that's pretty much it.Viewing this film the first time will have you scared for "Della" played by Kim Basinger, but as the movie goes on - you realise that they messed with the wrong b*tch.It is good to finally see that "Della" is no longer scared of her abusive husband by the end of the movie, and we see that her kids are what keeps her literally fighting for her life, that picture that one of the kids drew early on in the movie is very important to the story, we see that she looks at it at some point while trying to hide from the punks and that picture enforces her to stay alive by any means.I read some of the reviews and some people just don't get it, the scene where she tries to seduce the punk "Chucky" was clearly a ruse as she has a plan for his death, we see that when she is literally on top of him - she tries, nearly fails, but successfully kills him, there is no way she would be able to do that had she not pretended to let her guard down, "Della" was not a stupid woman, she knew that "Chucky" was talking crap about running away together, his plan was to kill her in revenge for his little buddies, and he was going to kill her anyway due to what he did to the security guard pre-car chase.The Film Score composed by Paul Haslinger is fantastic, it has that thriller/creepy vibe and i never get tired of listening to it on my Spotify playlist. Skip the movie and check out the film score instead.
tunedreamer3
The title of the movie really makes you expect something interesting and mysterious, but what you get is just incredibly hilarious. Everything is so exaggerated and taken to ridiculous unreal measures. Della seams to be really thick in the safety department. Because we all go to an abandon place where no one can see us or call for help when 4 people are chasing us. right? The plot is just ridiculous. Running around with the red tool box through the woods while they try to find her and slipping on rocks and banging the damn tool box, making noise, and the thugs going "there she is!". So funny. Then what comes next is just plain ridiculous. If you want to laugh at failure watch this movie. It's been years since I saw this movie and I still remember it. I was laughing about it for a month since I saw it with my friends. I would definitely watch it again.
bruden74-1
This movie was absolutely awful. I like Kim Bassinger and she has played in some very good movies but this was beyond a stinker. Her character was unbelievable and the direction stuck. As a woman I would have thought of better ways to hide. I wouldn't be standing around watching what my chaser's were doing. It is just an unbelievable plot, which is fine when your watching horror or sci-fi but not when your watching something like this. The moral of the story is why put up with an abusive husband when you can take our 4 punks. The plot could have been good but it was just too unbelievable. I never write these reviews but this was just so bad that I had to. Sucks....sucks....sucks!
lastliberal
She may have an Oscar and a Golden Globe, but this film shows why she also is a perennial Razzie nominee. To do a film that is so bad must be an indication that she needs money. She could do ads on why you shouldn't talk on a cell phone while driving, especially at night on the way to a crowded mall.Susan Montford should stick to producing (Shoot 'Em Up ) as she is not very good as a writer/director.She is accosted by four thugs in the mall parking lot, and the first thing they do is tell her they have a gun. What does she do? She starts pushing and cursing them like she knows martial arts or something. She manages to get away, but gets lost in the forest after crashing. Why didn't she run to someones house? We get four thugs with guns chasing a lady with a toolbox. Of course, their guns are no match for her wrench. Ha! Of course, she also has a tire iron and a screwdriver. Those poor thugs.Now, she's home for Christmas - and she brought a gun!
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