The defence The Prestige Tourist
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Rails & Ties
Drama · 2007
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.
Movie details
Rails & Ties
“When life comes apart, love puts it back together.”
2007 Drama 1h 41m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.5 / 10
Community rating
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.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Rails & Ties?
For the defence
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Alison Eastwood
Written by
Micky Levy
Kevin Bacon
Tom Stark
Marcia Gay Harden
Megan Stark
Miles Heizer
Davey Danner
Marin Hinkle
Renee
Eugene Byrd
Otis Higgs
Bonnie Root
Laura Danner
Kathryn Joosten
Mrs. Brown
Court is in session
Put Rails & Ties on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.