Can't Come Out To Play [DVD] [2017]

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Stars: Michael Shannon, Samantha Morton, Peter Fonda, Natasha Calis, Charlie Tahan, Peter Fonda, Leslie Lyles | Written by Stephen Lancellotti | Directed by John McNaughton In the end, the film is an alright timewaster. It does attempt to keep you guessing and on one level succeeds. It’s just a shame that it takes so long to do so, that you’ll have given up caring by the time it and its characters literally limp towards its conclusion. My partner sat down to watch this with me knowing nothing about it and actually had to ask me what genre it belonged to 20 minutes in, which is never a good thing. It’s not the worst film I’ve ever seen, but there’s nothing that makes it stand out from about 20 other movies you’ll have seen before, which is likely the reason it’s taken two years to see release. I still don’t know who or what is to blame, but this is obviously one of those films where for whatever reason, things went awry and the project couldn’t be saved. The girl Maryann (Natasha Calis) has just moved to the house of her Grandfather (Peter Fonda) and Grandmother (Leslie Lyles) in the countryside after losing her parents. She is lonely and misses her former friends and decides to wander around the area. She finds the secluded boy Andy (Charlie Tahan), who lives alone with his mother, the surgeon Dr. Katherine Young (Samantha Morton), and his father, the nurse Richard Young (Michael Shannon), in an isolated house. They immediately befriend each other and she enters in his room through the window to play video game with him since Andy depends on a wheelchair to locomote. On the next day, Maryann visits her new friend again and Richard let her in to play with Andy. On the next day, Katherine does not allow Maryann to visit her son and she goes to the house of her grandparents to forbid Maryann to visit her son. However Maryann insists on visiting Andy when his parents are absent; out of the blue, they return and Maryann is trapped inside the house. She goes to the basement expecting to find a way out and stumbles with a dark secret. What has Maryann discovered about Andy's creepy parents? Despite the aforementioned pacing (I was at the 45 minute mark before anything thrilling happened) and questionable editing, my biggest problem with this was Samantha Morton’s over the top portrayal of an unhinged mad woman. It was reminiscent of that time French & Saunders did Stephen King’s Misery. Michael Shannon was much better here as a concerned father caught in the crossfire, but the younger cast members, especially Calis are the central figures in this show and the real ones to root for.

We recognise that one of the barriers to increased outdoor learning and play is a perceived difficulty in setting up or accessing an outdoor space. Within the Expansion of Early Learning and Childcare in Scotland: Quality Action Plan we committed to help remove this barrier by producing this guide which supplies practical advice and support for Early Learning and Childcare settings and practitioners as well as the wider childcare sector. I would like to thank the Care Inspectorate and Inspiring Scotland for their work this year in shaping this guide. I commend its publication as an important step towards increased outdoor play and learning as part of the expansion of early learning and childcare by 2020 and beyond. I'm in no doubt of the impact this will have on nurseries, schools, after school and holiday clubs looking for guidance on how to utilise their local greenspace, whether that's in rural settings or right in the heart of our cities. I hope it assists in making it easier to get children outdoors, and to ensure that we create safe, nurturing and inspiring outdoor learning experiences which will no doubt help foster a true love of the outdoors in our young people that stays with them for a lifetime.Embedding outdoor play into the fabric of young people's lives will require us all to work together. Nurseries, schools, councils, community groups and families all have a role to play in supporting our children to get outside but we recognise that many people don't know where to start. Playing outdoors is good for children's health and wellbeing, it develops their social skills and it helps with cognitive development, preparing them for a lifetime of learning. Research from around the world shows the huge benefits of playing outdoors. At Inspiring Scotland, we want all Scotland's children to have the best possible start in life. And we passionately believe that having fun outdoors from an early age is the best way we can help our children to thrive. It is a remake of " Who Can Kill a Child?" (aka Island Of The Damned), a 1976 Spanish horror movie. [3] Cast [ edit ] Feeling isolated, Maryann goes for a walk and is overjoyed to discover a young boy named Andy (Tahan) lives in the nearest house. Andy is very ill however, and his overprotective mother, Katherine (Morton) does not allow visitors. At first, Maryann visits in secret, climbing through Andy’s window when his parents are out. When Katherine eventually discovers that Maryann has secretly been in the house in her absence, she becomes erratic. Maryann soon discovers why Andy’s mother doesn’t want her to visit. With devastating consequences. Now Maryann must try and help her friend from a terrifying fate, but who do you turn to when all of the adults in your life don’t believe you?

Whilst the acting from all involved and direction from McNaughton are solid, the same cannot be said of Can’t Come Out to Play‘s script. Penned by first timer Stephen Lancellotti (a former Troma-ite no less), the script is one of those that thinks it’s a lot cleverer that it actually is. And despite twist after twist, was actually all-too predictable. Honestly I saw the film’s biggest twist coming a mile away – in fact once it was revealed what was actually in the basement! Yet the fact I knew what was to come did not spoil what was, at its core, a story about family and the lengths people go to protect theirs. Director, Makinov pretty much cut and paste here with no inspiration behind the proceeding. He knows the basics of a horror movie but weren't inventive with the elements; as a result there wasn't any moments of surprise because if you've seen the original you know the outcome. The director brought nothing new to the story. Steffie's carrying her teddy bear around and one of the other girls tries to take it off her, basically to be mean and the cops diffuse the situation and tell her to go home, like "home" home. Can’t Come Out to Play (or the much more apt The Harvest as it was originally known) has a decent story at its core but poor editorial and story choices hamper it’s impact at every turn. Even the score confirms it’s suitability as Movie of the Week material.

One girl in particular doesn't like Steffie. You're constantly thinking, they're gonna hurt Steffie, the question is how? and willing Steffie to rip off her pimp and run away. (Unbelievably, later we find out she's giving her pimp all her money and doesn't think to rip him off at all. GIRL!!! USE YOUR BRAIN!!!) The expansion of early learning and childcare in Scotland brings challenge and opportunity. There are exciting new opportunities to invest in and transform the way in which early learning and childcare is shaped and delivered. As part of this, we also have an important and timely opportunity to ensure that all children are offered high quality experiences as part of their provision. Playing and learning outdoors is life-enhancing. Jumping in puddles, playing hopscotch in the street, exploring your local wood and throwing snowballs with friends is not just the stuff of fond childhood memories. It is how children grow, learn and discover.

Even though I knew what was going to happen, the narrator had such an innocent voice I was shitting myself thinking, oh my god, this pimp is gonna give this girl a 'test drive', oh my god, this is actually going to happen. This took me by surprise, because obviously, that's what we're here for. The author does a really good job making you feel worried for Steffie.It provides practical advice on how to access local outdoor spaces and how outdoor nursery experiences can be developed, and takes into account Scotland's new Health and Social Care Standards. This is the only drug reference in the whole book which is a noticeable omission. You never see any of the girls taking anything, or nodding off, or going to score mid-shift. This book feels very sanitised.)