spoiler alert . to really discuss the movie adequately and it practically impossible not to mention that the film be about the afterlife . a small number of people find themselves on a cruise ship and they have no idea where they be head or why . after a while and it become obvious to one passenger that they be all dead but most would not believe him . in the end and they arrive and be judge and send on to their respective destination ( though conceptually and it nothing like traditional notion of the afterlife ) . i be a huge opponent of movie remake . in the 1930s and 40 and film be often remake sometimes only a few year after the original film debut . in practically every case and the remake be really unnecessary and do nothing to improve the original idea and so i be a huge fan of original . however and to most rule and there be exception and outward bound be such a film . this original treatment of the play be a bit stagy but it main problem be the last third of the movie . all the character who be to be judge weren not nearly a likable or unlikable a they be in the remake ( between two world ) and their final judgment seem rather anticlimactic and dull . after all that buildup and the conclusion seem to fall very flat for many . in particular and the selfish society woman be a big disappointment and her husband wasn not present for this big comeuppance . while not a big a letdown and the nasty business man be also a letdown . about the only character who weren not that different be leslie howard ( along with the lady who choose to go with him ) and the couple who attempt suicide . while an interesting idea and the film falter not just because of the lousy payoff for several character and but also because the film be so stark and cheesy ( though some of this can be attribute to the fact that this be such an early talkie ) . in particular and there be no incidental music ( not completely unheard of in some 1930 film ) and it all seem so flat and stag . also and the ship model might just be the bad i have ever see on film since the very early day of cinema with obvious painting and toy like ship that wouldn not fool anyone . so overall and not a particularly good film . a bit dull and a bit stagy and a bit cheap and a bit of a letdown . while i be not a huge fan of the late film and between two world and it be a good film and be light year well than this turgid film .