
An attractive but lonely nurse accepts a blind date setup by a co-worker and arranges for them to meet at her home. A stranger arrives on her porch before the arranged time and she mistakes him for her blind date. The stranger rapes her and leaves her seriously traumatized. Her life falls apart and she enters depression. She learns much later he is in a prison an hour away and begins visiting him, first to confront him and her fears. Then she starts to flirt and her spirits i... (Full plot summary below)
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An attractive but lonely nurse accepts a blind date setup by a co-worker and arranges for them to meet at her home. A stranger arrives on her porch before the arranged time and she mistakes him for her blind date. The stranger rapes her and leaves her seriously traumatized. Her life falls apart and she enters depression. She learns much later he is in a prison an hour away and begins visiting him, first to confront him and her fears. Then she starts to flirt and her spirits improve dramatically in the rest of her life.
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| FILMINK (Australia)John NoonanWhilst there's probably not enough story here to warrant the film's admittedly short running time, when it reaches its heightened emotional ending, you have to hand it to screenwriters Patricia Beauchamp and Joe Gossett for trying something different. |
| The PlaylistOktay Ege KozakReturn to Sender proves to be nothing but dead air, an entirely too predictable, slow-paced, and misguided genre effort. |
| The Film StageNick AllenReturn to Sender is an equally repulsive and dreadful movie that deserves to be more than spoiled -- it should be murdered, buried, and never discussed again. |
| Observer (UK)Mark KermodePike is more than a match for any man and director Fouad Mikati taps into her icy zeal with aplomb. |
| Daily StarAndy LeaYou can probably guess the twist from the trailer, but that doesn't detract from Pike's performance. In fact, with the suspense hobbled, the ball is entirely in her court. She plays it beautifully. |
| Blu-ray.comBrian Orndorf"Return to Sender" is unsatisfying on many levels, but its most egregious sin is how it opts for Lifetime Movie dullness instead of nail-biting sophistication. |
| Q Network Film DeskJames Kendrickthe filmmakers keep the film's narrative trajectory purposefully muddy, which has the potential to create real intrigue-if you go into the film fully blind |
| Film School RejectsRob HunterBecause sometimes subtle symbolism needs repeating... she waits for a return visit from her rapist by tending her front garden. |
| CinemaDopeGlenn Lovell... a slow-burn female payback thriller in the tradition of Siegel's 'Beguiled' and Miike's masterful 'Audition' ... definitely deserved better than being summarily shipped to Vido-on-Demand Land. |
| The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerFor most of the way, Return to Sender merges creepy and sexy to good effect, thanks to a close-to-the-vest performance by Rosamund Pike. |