DRAMA
If there's such a thing as a quality tearjerker, Rails qualifies. It's a bittersweet look at a husband (Bacon) and wife (Harden)—she's fatally ill—who find happiness in her final days caring for an orphaned boy with whom they have a sorrowful connection. The plot is contrived, but first-time director Alison Eastwood wisely plays it straight, aided by moving, unshowy performances from her two talented stars.
