Torture porn is kinder to its victims than "Katie Says Goodbye" is to its heroine.
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Rex Reed
RTObserverJun 6, 2019
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.
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Alonso Duralde
RTTheWrapSep 11, 2016
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.
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Andreea Patru
RTVague VisagesDec 6, 2023
All in all, Wayne Roberts’ directorial debut is a strong character composition.