Based on a true story Lost Bounderies is a movie about an African American couple that pass for white so the husband can get a job as a doctor. The couple lives this lie for many years until they are forced to face the truth and come clean with their children and community. Like all movies based on a true story Lost Bounderies takes liberties with the original story adding plot devices to make the story more dramatic and interesting. All in all the movie played out like a very long sitcom. The acting was average at best, the actors delivering the lines in the same monotone style no matter the situation. The plot was extremely weak leaving the motivations of many of the characters very ambiguous and contradictory. For example, the main character was an African American doctor who seemed very proud of his race but somehow he has raised a racist daughter who doesn't know that she is black. Another problem for the movie was making the townspeople seem extremely cautious of outsiders while at the same time not making them seem xenophobic and racist. i cannot help but feel that this movie was a very feeble and mediocre attempt at making a movie that dealt with race relations. The greatest weakness to this film is that it skirts around the real issue of racism and instead goes for the side issue of personal identity and the acceptance of other people.
Review of Lost Boundaries
