Enter the lovely Patti Lomax (Nicole Kidman) who pushes Eric to confront his demeans, culminating in a painful confrontation of his past.
Based on the autobiography, Railway Man tells the story of a British officer who was brutally treated as a prisoner of war, returned to his country as a man still deeply troubled, continuing the war in his own mind. Heartfelt from the start, poignant, compelling, and yet strangely subtle, Railway Man is a film of inspiration and one of melancholy, ending on a profound note, if not always achieving that during its run. The acting is very good and it moves along nicely, even if incompletely. One that I would recommend to any friend who likes dramas. Ultimately they tried to do too much in this one film.Īltogether it was a pretty good movie. The scenes between Kidman and Skarsgard's characters are masterfully done, but there wasn't time to dig any deeper into that relationship either.
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The Railway Man is based on a true story and, even though this movie is flawed, is impactful in many ways. Sanada and Firth's encounter is way too short and under examined. If they would have spent more time with the main characters during the war, the results would have been much better. It doesn't matter who is in these pivotal roles, with the script they had to work with, nobody could have made this chemistry work. The biggest problem is the failed attempt to create the kind of chemistry between Kidman and Firth that the writers and/or directors were going for. There are so many big names in The Railway Man that I expected it to be nothing but brilliant. The Railway Man is a good movie with great actors that failed to hit the mark.
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