Rails & Ties

Name: Rails & Ties
Genre: Drama
Released: October 26, 2007
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 44
Cast: Kevin Bacon, Marcia Gay Harden, Miles Heizer

2007

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RAILS & TIES

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Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) | Release Date: October 26, 2007

Starring: Kevin Bacon, Marcia Gay Harden, Miles Heizer

Summary: Tom and Megan Stark always thought there would be time--—time to have children, time to take that trip to San Francisco, time to fix the problems in their marriage. But Megan's illness and Tom's inability to face the possibility of losing her are stealing all the time they have left. All Tom can do is bury himself in his job as a trainTom and Megan Stark always thought there would be time--—time to have children, time to take that trip to San Francisco, time to fix the problems in their marriage. But Megan's illness and Tom's inability to face the possibility of losing her are stealing all the time they have left. All Tom can do is bury himself in his job as a train conductor, where at least he feels in control and everything runs on a predetermined track--until now. Tom's train hits a car on the tracks in a tragic turn of events that, while not his fault, may still cost him his job. Worse, a young woman is dead and her son, Davey, has been left to cope with the loss of his mother, the guilt that he could not save her not only from the train but from herself...and the anger at the man he holds responsible: Tom Stark. The accident puts the Starks and Davey on their own collision course. But instead of leading to tragedy, this crossing could mean new hope for a woman who has only one chance left to fulfill her dreams, for a man who must learn to open his heart before it's too late, and for a young boy who has never known the true meaning of family. (Warner Bros.)… Expand

Director: Alison Eastwood

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 101 min

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The Globe and Mail (Toronto) - Stephen Cole

The film's best and most carefully shaded performance belongs to Bacon. Read full review

Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert

I found the opening third tremendously intriguing and involving, I thought the emotions were so real they could be touched, but then the film lost its way and fell into the clutches of sentimental melodrama. Read full review

Variety - Todd McCarthy

Reserved, careful and largely predictable in the way it plays out its wrenching emotional crises. Read full review

The Hollywood Reporter - Michael Rechtshaffen

A heartfelt but dramatically flat portrait of a couple grappling with one tragedy whose lives are profoundly affected by the outcome of another. Read full review

USA Today - Claudia Puig

While it features three strong performance and the debut of a promising filmmaker, the story line is obvious and rather melodramatic. Read full review

Los Angeles Times - Carina Chocano

As lovely as some of the footage looks and as committed as are the three lead performances, they serve only to make Rails & Ties play like an exceptionally well-acted and well-made Lifetime movie. Read full review

San Francisco Chronicle - Ruthe Stein

Chock-full of holes. Read full review

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RodM.

Jun 28, 2008

Excellent movies. My experience has been that if the critics don't like it, then it is a great movie! I loved the movie, and thought the actors did a supurb job, especially Marcia!

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KC.

Jul 5, 2008

A feel good movie where tragedy and illness in life are balanced with something that is good. It's predictable but it solicits emotions out of you like a good movie should.

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DebraO

May 4, 2009

Well acted and directed. Good story line, a couple of surprises or turns could have brought it up a little and silenced the critics.

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JayH.

Jun 11, 2008

Certainly not the cheeriest of films. Well acted by Kevin Bacon and Marcia Gay Harden, especially Bacon. But the film is too melodramatic and it is as depressing as hell. A little less sentiment and more substance and story would have been a plus.

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