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15 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Stephen ColeThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Stephen ColeThe film's best and most carefully shaded performance belongs to Bacon.
- 60VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyReserved, careful and largely predictable in the way it plays out its wrenching emotional crises.
- 60The New York TimesManohla DargisThe New York TimesManohla DargisEverything looks professional if undistinguished.
- 50Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesChicago ReaderJ.R. JonesAlison Eastwood, whose good looks and last name have served her well as a Hollywood actress, makes her directing debut with this mediocre cancer drama.
- 50Village VoiceVillage VoiceAlison Eastwood's debut feature is slow, deliberate, assured, and shot with a graceful feel for place--none of which is enough to overcome the creaky themes that tie this hackneyed domestic drama together with fearsome symmetry.
- 50Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanRails & Ties is like one bad TV movie that slammed into another.
- 50USA TodayClaudia PuigUSA TodayClaudia PuigWhile it features three strong performance and the debut of a promising filmmaker, the story line is obvious and rather melodramatic.
- 42The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsNobody feels anything they're not explicitly told to feel. Not even the audience.
- 25TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThe film rings so consistently false that it's more likely to induce snickers and eye-rolling.
- 25New York PostKyle SmithNew York PostKyle SmithThe only conceivable reason for Warner Bros. to (barely) release this mush is as a favor to Clint Eastwood, whose daughter Alison directed.