While She Was Out

2008 "Everyone has a breaking point. Tonight, she reaches hers."
4.8| 1h22m| R| en
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A suburban housewife is forced to fend for herself when she becomes stranded in a desolate forest with four murderous thugs.

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WasAnnon Slow pace in the most part of the movie.
SnoReptilePlenty Memorable, crazy movie
Fairaher The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.
Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.
LeonLouisRicci Tolerable Tale of an Abused Upper-Middle-Class Housewife that is forced to take a Stand against a Politically Correct Gang (not available in real life) and She has got the Right Stuff. The Catharsis of this Movie is Right-On if the Thing does have many Missteps and Wasted Opportunities.Carrying that Damn Toolbox around is a non-intelligent Laugh Getter and is the most Glaring of the Flaws. Although it is an Audience Identification Thriller that Delivers Enough of the Goods to be Satisfying, there are some Amateurish Highlights that Distract and Drag this Down to just Above Average for this type of Thing.Given the Contrivances and the Willing Suspension of Disbelief there are some things that cannot go Unchallenged. Let's have another Urinating Scene. For what? Does what? Shame on yet another "realism" Pretension that is just Annoying and a Modern Mainstay of Unnecessary Uncomfortableness. A Missed Opportunity for a Certified Cheer from the Audience...during the Sex Scene...unbuckle His belt slowly, loosen His pants, and insert Flare...that would have been Hot. The Final Line is a Cheat and a Big Disappointment.
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.
toto24522 Suburban slob housewife Kim Bassinger's character appears to be medicated on either Valium or Xanax. She can't seem to grasp why her husband is so ticked after he enters their shizzle dwelling, while blaming her totally messy house on the fact they have children. Yeah....pop another pill, soccer mama. How about instead trying some parental discipline such as "Pick up after yourselves, kids." then take your own advice. No wonder your husband is in a foul mood when he comes home to that shizzle storm. And what's with leaving the children's snack on the stair step as if they're in some form of prison?She leaves her house on an errand and suddenly notices the star atop their outdoor Christmas tree is on the ground - a small oversight compared to the disaster strewn about the inside of their house. Then without seeming to be able to keep her eyes on the road, what with her cigarettes, cell phone conversations, etc., she drives to the mall because she's out of wrapping paper - what's wrong with driving to the nearest drug store? She acts all indignant that the mall parking lot is overflowing, and gets irritated when a random 1980's pimp-mobile takes up two parking spots. How does she know that the driver had no choice due to the manner in which the cars on either side were parked prior? Yeah, that note she left on their windshield oughta teach those "selfish jerks" a big lesson!Later, the overcrowded parking lot is suddenly void of traffic and shoppers when a gun shot goes off - perhaps in a perfect world but not in this scenario. And what's up with the red tool box?Too many oversights to make this movie have any semblance of reality. Sorry Kim Bassinger, this movie is a total zero.
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!