While She Was Out

Los Angeles Times by

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.

L.A. Weekly by Ernest Hardy

The film, executive-produced by Guillermo del Toro, hinges on a first-rate performance by Basinger, who imbues Della with a fire that makes the film's basic thesis -- both the domestic sphere and the larger world are dangerous places for women -- seem something more than boilerplate.

The New York Times by Jeannette Catsoulis

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.

New York Post by V.A. Musetto

Directed by Susan Montford, While She Was Out is a straight-to-DVD movie making a brief stop in theaters.