Rails & Ties

The chip off the old block makes her directorial debut in 2007's Rails & Ties , but unfortunately the occasionally affecting melodrama has the misfortune of being borderline ridiculous. Why does no character seem able to censor themselves from the most indulgently mean-spirited observations ("Everything is dying around you," snipes Tom's work buddy). ... Full Review

Miles Heizer, who has a hefty part as Davey is also good....parody the film....Rails & Ties , the directorial debut of Alison Eastwood, is one of the most shamelessly contrived, onion-waving movies I've ever seen..... ... Full Review

Miles Heizer, who has a hefty part as Davey is also good....To describe the plot is to parody the film.....Rails & Ties , the directorial debut of Alison Eastwood, is one of the most shamelessly contrived, onion-waving movies I've ever seen..... ... Full Review

But you can't fault the performances, particularly of Harden, who makes Megan's deep connection to the boy absolutely convincing, and Heizer, an amazing youngster who has a good career ahead of him. Two decades later, his far more talented 35-year-old daughter Alison has done Clint and Warner Bros. ... Full Review

One would expect that with better, less predictable material she will mature into a talented director.....More complexity and gray areas would have made this a more interesting film.....She elicits strong performances from the actors and has ambitiously chosen emotionally weighty subject matter.....While it features three strong performance and the debut of a promising filmmaker, the story line is obvious and rather melodramatic..... ... Full Review

In Rails & Ties , the main character is a man who drives trains for a living. The patent obviousness of the title should give you an idea of the lack of subtlety involved in all aspects of this film,... ... Full Article

Rails & Ties (Warner, 2007) - Alison Eastwood, daughter of Clint, directed this contrived weepie that works despite itself, propelled by strong performances by old pros Kevin Bacon and Marcia Gay Harden and a remarkable youngster, Miles Heizer, now 14. ... Full Article

Rails & Ties (Warner, 2007) Alison Eastwood, daughter of Clint, directed this contrived weepie that works despite itself, propelled by strong performances by old pros Kevin Bacon and Marcia Gay Harden and a remarkable youngster, Miles Heizer, now 14. ... Full Article

RAILS & TIES involves a mentally disturbed woman who commits suicide, leaving her young son an orphan.Suicide is a selfish act, but this one is more selfish than most. ... Full Article

Rails & Ties: Drama. Starring Kevin Bacon, Marcia Gay Harden and Miles Heizer. Directed by Alison Eastwood. (PG-13. 108 minutes. At the Embarcadero. An 11-year-old boy whose mother just committed suicide perks up at the sight of a wondrous toy ... Full Article

Alison Eastwood, daughter of Clint Eastwood, will make her directorial debut with Rails and Ties for Warner Independent Pictures.The drama, an original script by Micky Levy, follows two families and their "physical, emotional and psychological collision." ... Full Article