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Rails & Ties

2007 · 1h 41m · PG-13 Drama
Directed by Alison Eastwood

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Overview

A deadly collision between a train and car lead to an unlikely bond between the train engineer and a young boy who escapes the carnage.

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34%
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It's hard to get over the implausibility of the premise in Micky Levy's script, even though the characters themselves acknowledge that they're in a ridiculous situation.

Christy Lemire, Associated Press
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There's just not much here to recommend at all.

Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
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One highly unlikely circumstance after another become laughable, preventing you from being moved by the family tragedies depicted. They beg for tears, but a script this chock-full of holes is unlikely to elicit the desired effect.

Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle
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I think somehow the filmmakers lost the way, lost sight of the people inside the plot.

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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All the astute acting in the world can't bring such a preposterous story into the station on time and intact.

Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune

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