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| Rated: 5.00/5 | Votes: 5 | Views: 67 |Submitted: 05/27/09 |
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While She Was Out
By Sharon Foss Christmas has descended upon the suburban upper-class gated community in the movie While She Was Out, but money doesn’t buy happiness when Kenneth comes home and starts bullying his wife Della immediately. Della (Kim Basinger) is a housewife, whose husband (Craig Sheffer) doesn’t seem to like her very much. So instead of enjoying a Christmas Eve at home with her twins and husband, she heads out to the mall for last-minute gift wrap as an excuse to leave. Whoops–someone parked in two spots at the already crowded mall. Never underestimate the sassiness of a mom who needs wrapping paper on Christmas Eve. Della leaves a nasty note on the car. Unfortunately, our soft-spoken Della encounters the car’s occupants on the way out of the mall and they aren’t happy. The leader of the group of guys, Chuckie, played by Lukas Haas, goes too far when the mall cop tries to step in to help Della. When Della witnesses Chuckie kill the cop, she’s able to get away and the pursuit begins. The chase begins—four punk kids versus a middle-aged suburban mom armed with her car’s tool box. The chase starts on the streets and ends in a housing development where Della becomes a hunted woman. But Della’s a fighter and Chuckie and his clan messed with the wrong mother. Basinger played the meek housewife perfectly in this movie, directed by Susan Montford. You catch glimpses of that woman during what turns out to be a horrific Christmas Eve, but you see another side of her as well. The woman who cowered to her husband and his abuse turns around and becomes a tough-as-nails woman who takes on a group of hoodlum guys who wreak havoc wherever they go. The “stalkee” becomes the stalker and the tables turn. This movie answers the question: Could I kill to survive? Find out by watching While She Was Out. It’s a great movie with a simple story line that grabs your attention, and most importantly, your interest. The dynamic created between Della and Chuckie is uniquely special and delves much deeper than the hunter/hunted relationship. There are many morals of this tale: 1. Road rage doesn’t just happen while driving; it can spill over into a parking lot, thus shortening your life span. 2. Always keep a tool box in your car, not just for car breakdowns, but to fight for your life. 3. Suburban moms are scary. Best line of the movie: “We’re caught up in this bitch’s life like a soap opera.” |
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