This film has absolutely no direction. I was a little skeptical of the concept but saw that it could actually work. But the story and dialogue just got lost and the film got muddled into the second act and fell apart from there. Any comedic or dramatic elements of the film got in the way of each other.

"Beyond the City Limits" is a good example of how not to make a movie. Director Gaston manages to lead her decent cast into a sort of mindless oblivion where nothing works. An uneven conglomerated mess of lousy acting, directing, editing, cinematography, music, etc., this uninspired doggie can't seem to find a genre and stick with it. If this is the only movie on t.v., just turn the box off and play solitaire. Yuck! (D)

This film is an absolute mess. None of it makes sense or works; it can not decide its POV nor its tone and includes many unnecessary scenes that have nothing to do with the plot. What's that scene with the woman at the bus stop all about? Why is the 2nd security guard at the casino acting like such a hardass? Why is everyone so obsessed with sex? Why the sudden shift to the heroin story and where did this "I always wanted to own a restaurant" stuff come from? What on earth is Sophie B Hawkins doing here and why was she blackmailing the cop? WHO KNOWS?? The filmmakers obviously don't. I've seen better film on ponds.

This is beyond the limits -- not the city ones, but rather those of a viewer's patience. Yeah, I know, this was low budget and we all want to see it because of Miss Hannigan (why Miss H. though?)... but... I watched the tape for about ten minutes and then went for lunch. Later, I was persuaded by company to watch the rest of the movie. I returned it to the rental place with a note asking them to put a warning label on the jacket (won't quote here what I said the label should read...)