Regarding the film outlaw i had a chance to look at its critical reviews and they were that The film opened to mixed reviews, The Daily Mirror slammed the film calling it 'simplistic' and 'muddled' and gave it 2/5 and 1/5 in their Friday and Sunday issues respectively. The Guardian described it as "ugly, naive, and deeply unpleasant: crime-revenge-porn without any style or wit or convincing narrative". Some media outlets have praised the film, such as The Independent,and The News of the World which described the film as 'bold' and gave it 4 stars out of 5. The film has been criticised by many for 'excessive violence'.

Outlaw entered the UK box office at Number 5 in its first week, but then dropped before closing at many cinemas.