Out of the Blue's reviews
Media reviews
New York Post
A taut thriller based on the tragedy, which remains the most lethal mass killing in New Zealand history
Variety
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.
New York Times
The director confronts horror without wallowing in it, a strategy befitting a film that?s not about how people die, but how they live.
The Guardian
A striking re-enactment of New Zealand's worst mass killing, when a member of a remote community blasted away at as many of his neighbours as he could find.
The Hollywood Reporter
Ultimately, the film, for all its evident verisimilitude, never really demonstrates a compelling reason for being.