
Della Myers is an overwhelmed upper-middle-class housewife who lives in a large house in the suburbs with her twin children and her abusive husband, Kenneth. Kenneth lets Della know that he thinks she gives all her attention to the twins and neglects her house and her appearance. Late on Christmas Eve, Della drives to the local mall to buy gift-wrap. While searching for a parking space in the jam-packed lot, Della notices an old car taking up two spaces. Frustrated and annoye... (Full plot summary below)
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Della Myers is an overwhelmed upper-middle-class housewife who lives in a large house in the suburbs with her twin children and her abusive husband, Kenneth. Kenneth lets Della know that he thinks she gives all her attention to the twins and neglects her house and her appearance. Late on Christmas Eve, Della drives to the local mall to buy gift-wrap. While searching for a parking space in the jam-packed lot, Della notices an old car taking up two spaces. Frustrated and annoyed, she decides to leave a paper message on the windshield of the old car, writing, "Hey, Jerk. Two parking spaces. How selfish can you be?" After the mall closes, Della's car is held by the driver of the old car and she is threatened by four punks -- Chuckie, Huey, Vingh, and Tomás. When the security guard of the mall attempts to protect Della, he is shot and killed by Chuckie. Della tries to escape from the criminals in her truck, but the gang chases her. In the chase, she crashes in a nearby forest. What unfolds in the woods is Della's lone fight for survival against a band of angry young men who would like nothing more than to see her dead.
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| BrianOrndorf.comBrian OrndorfLukas Haas as the harbinger of Joy Division-fueled doom? I've seen gusts of wind with more menace than Haas, an unfortunate fact that seems to elude Montford's field of vision. |
| Reel Film ReviewsDavid Nusair...boasts a seemingly can't-miss premise that's slowly-but-surely squandered by filmmaker Susan Montford. |
| What Would Toto Watch?Christian TotoNever mess with an Oscar winner reduced to straight to DVD rubbish. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonIt's filled with fascinating ideas, bringing it just a notch above your standard-issue exploitation flick. |
| The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisEmbracing 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 PostV.A. MusettoDirected by Susan Montford, While She Was Out is a straight-to-DVD movie making a brief stop in theaters. |
| Urban CinefileAndrew L. UrbanLots of edgy night chasing and some tense moments, but the resolution is a tad disappointing |
| Dread CentralSteve "Uncle Creepy" BartonThis one should have been released around Thanksgiving instead of Christmas because it is indeed a turkey! |
| Cinema SignalsJules BrennerKudos to whoever came up with the title. The rest of you are fired. |
| Ain't It Cool Movie ReviewsMoriarty[Kim] Basinger does truly exceptional work in this intimate thriller that marks a promising debut for [Susan] Montford as a writer/director. |