Out of the Blue
IFC Films | Release Date: October 19, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
70
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
With his carefully controlled pacing and superb use of sound, Sarkies draws the viewer deep into the experience of a town caught completely off-guard by a kind of violence they could never have expected, and won't soon forget. Read full review
75
New York PostV.A. Musetto
A taut thriller based on the tragedy, which remains the most lethal mass killing in New Zealand history. Read full review
75
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
As sensitive to its subject as it is stark in its rendering. Read full review
70
VarietyDennis Harvey
Chilling, often moving docudrama focuses not so much on the mayhem or murderer, but on the bewildered, occasionally courageous reactions of ordinary citizens caught in the inexplicable violence. Read full review
70
The New York TimesMatt Zoller Seitz
The director confronts horror without wallowing in it, a strategy befitting a film that’s not about how people die, but how they live. Read full review
50
Village VoiceAaron Hillis
There's some nifty soft-focus cinematography and fine performances, but otherwise, not much to resonate on this side of the pond. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
Ultimately, the film, for all its evident verisimilitude, never really demonstrates a compelling reason for being. Read full review
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