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Katie Says Goodbye

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A kindhearted waitress finds herself in grave danger after she falls in love with an ex-convict.
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Kimber Myers Los Angeles Times Torture porn is kinder to its victims than "Katie Says Goodbye" is to its heroine. Jun 7, 2019 Full Review Rex Reed Observer The point of this grim first film by writer-director Wayne Roberts is that lousy things happen to innocent people. But Katie is guileless to the point of stupidity. Rated: 1/4 Jun 6, 2019 Full Review Alonso Duralde TheWrap The fact that the lead character is so utterly guileless and innocent and kindhearted -- she's essentially a smiley face with a "KICK ME" sign taped to her back -- makes Katie less a victim of the world and more a victim of writer-director Wayne Roberts. Sep 11, 2016 Full Review Andreea Patru Vague Visages All in all, Wayne Roberts’ directorial debut is a strong character composition. Dec 6, 2023 Full Review Michael J. Casey Michael J. Cinema Cooke gives a tour de force performance that Roberts smartly captures in a series of long takes. Rated: 4.5/5 Jun 15, 2021 Full Review M.V. Moorhead Phoenix Magazine Cooke gives the character such an indomitable spirit that she single-handedly lifts Katie Says Goodbye above its own miseries. Jan 7, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Delores Q Loves this film and was surprised to see the low ratings. After watching it has occupied my mind in a way few films or shows can. I spent the duration of the film rooting for Katie and hoping for her to get that wonderful happy ever after. Her character is intriguing and I cannot decide if she is genuinely optimistic and upbeat or if this is some type of sophisticated defence mechanism. Was she truly in love with her boyfriend or did she project her desire to be in love onto the first bland neutral person to come along? Is this why his character is so dull? In short, as with all good films, this one left me analysing, wondering and most importantly, wanting more Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/11/23 Full Review Hazy W Definitely not for everyone, and I wouldn't say I enjoyed it. But it's well made, and Olivia Cooke gives a once-in-a-lifetime performance. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/02/23 Full Review Audience Member all things considered, I have to go back to "Baghdad café" to find the same treatment of the atmosphere, the characters and the same emotions, (can sometimes be awkwardly excessive) special mention for Olivia Cooke, a great actress pity for those who did not understand the end. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review ronald h My star rating is for Olivia Cooke, who keeps your eyes riveted on her throughout. It's not about beauty or sexiness; it's a type of magnetism that's hard to explain. Hopefully, she will be in some better films in the future. Not that this one is all bad, it's just that it's so grim that it becomes overwhelming. It's like the writer kept thinking, "OK, what terrible thing can I do to her next?" It's a film that aims for hard core realism, yet it's totally unrealistic. Katie's unrelenting naivete is unrealistic; the nasty men are unrealistic; the school teacher, the cop, the landlord, the mother--Good grief, this has to be the most evil town in cinema history. Even the one decent guy, played convincingly by Jim Belushi, is not entirely without culpability. Mary Steenburgen fares well as a caring surrogate mother figure, in contrast to all the detestable people in Katie's life. Watch this one with skepticism, and don't expect a happy ending. But keep an eye out for Olivia Cooke. She can really act. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review lucca b It's heavy themes may not be handled in the most careful way, but its emotional story and Olivia Cooke's superb lead performance make this film worth watching. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member A lot of critics are being myopic, if not outright hypocritical, about their reviews, apparently depending on where the film comes from and whether their white/West privileged guilt kicks in or not. To bash "Katie Says Goodbye" (which, granted, isn't so good) as being 'nearly 90 minutes of terrible things happening to the protagonist', or saying 'the lead character is so utterly guileless and innocent and kindhearted -- she's essentially a smiley face with a "KICK ME" sign taped to her back while heaping nothing but praise on "House of Hummingbird" is absurd bs. "HoH" is just as relentlessly miserable as "Katie...", but it's even more troubling and a friggin' bummer. So that makes it that much better, that's it's more depressing and worse to the lead? Both are movies with the same issues that could've been solid, impressive films, imo. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A kindhearted waitress finds herself in grave danger after she falls in love with an ex-convict.
Director
Wayne Roberts
Producer
Max Born, Kimberly Parker, Eric Schultz, Carlo Sirtori, David Steiner, Jacob Wasserman, Benjamin Steiner
Screenwriter
Wayne Roberts
Distributor
Vertical Entertainment
Production Co
Relic Pictures
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 7, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 7, 2019
Runtime
1h 28m
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