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Out of Bounds

  • 2003
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 30m
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4.5/10
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Out of Bounds (2003)
Drama

18-year-old Louise is stuck in a run-down girls' boarding school in the heart of the English countryside. Her only consolation, during the long cold nights, is Matthew, the American art teac... Read all18-year-old Louise is stuck in a run-down girls' boarding school in the heart of the English countryside. Her only consolation, during the long cold nights, is Matthew, the American art teacher and second husband of the headmistress, Veronica Van Huet. Trouble is, half term is lo... Read all18-year-old Louise is stuck in a run-down girls' boarding school in the heart of the English countryside. Her only consolation, during the long cold nights, is Matthew, the American art teacher and second husband of the headmistress, Veronica Van Huet. Trouble is, half term is looming and Louise cannot bear the thought of being away from her lover for a whole week. So... Read all

  • Director
    • Merlin Ward
  • Writer
    • Merlin Ward
  • Stars
    • Sophie Ward
    • Sophia Myles
    • George Asprey
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    4.5/10
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    • Director
      • Merlin Ward
    • Writer
      • Merlin Ward
    • Stars
      • Sophie Ward
      • Sophia Myles
      • George Asprey
    • 19User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Louise Thompson
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    Michael Elphick
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    • Lionel Stubbs
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      Spent two years on the shelf before release.
    • Quotes

      Louise Thompson: Apparently you saved my life.

      Veronica Van Huet: Well, it was either that or cancel the school play.

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    4/10
    Better Luck Next Time Merlin
    A couple of years ago I did manage to speak to writer/director Merlin Ward who like nearly every British screenwriter was having problems getting money for his projects and was suffering the heart breaking experience of seeing his screenplays sitting on a shelf gathering dust , so when I heard one of his projects was finally going into production I felt happy for the guy . Alas after seeing OUT OF BOUNDS I found myself asking couldn't one of Merlin's other scripts have been more deserving of funding ?

    Some people haver mentioned that the look of the film is at fault and the whole feel of the movie has that made for television look similar to one of those feature length plays found on ITV during 9pm on a Sunday night . This is certainly true but it's the screenplay that's at fault . The story starts with an art teacher at an all girls school having sex with Louise one of the pupils . It should be pointed that Louise is 18 and well above the age of consent but I couldn't help thinking this doesn't make it all right in anyway and I watched this the same day as a certain Scottish football team revealed that their new coach was someone who spent time in jail for having sex with a 15 year old so sure as heck I wasn't going to empathise with the characters

    Problem number one: I couldn't empathise with the characters but that's not the major problem with the script which lies in its contrived over complicated nature in the last third . Rmember when you saw RETURN OF THE KING in cinemas ? Remember everyone started reaching for their jackets and handbags half an hour before the final credits ? We have a whole series of similar false endings here where you think the mystery has been cleared up then BANG Mr Ward decides an already over cluttered screenplay isn't complicated enough so he adds yet another plot twist which makes the story more and more ridiculous as it trundles along

    Merlin I hope you make a success of your career but remember one thing - Less is more
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    • Nov 8, 2005

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    • Release date
      • October 31, 2003 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Dead in the Water
    • Filming locations
      • The Royal Masonic School, Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Enterprise Films
      • Spice Factory
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      1 hour 30 minutes

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