The Railway Man (2014)
A victim from World War II's "Death Railway" sets out to find those responsible for his torture. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Jonathan Teplitzky
Written By: Frank Cottrell Boyce, Andy Paterson, Eric Lomax
Starring: Stellan Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth, Hiroyuki Sanada, Jeremy Irvine, Tanroh Ishida, Michael MacKenzie, Tom Hobbs, Bryan Probets, Jeffrey Daunton, Tom Stokes
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The Railway Man belongs to 10 collections
1. Based on a Book (collaborative: moderated by iconogassed - 22 stars)
2. David Hirschfelder (composer) (collaborative: moderated by Ag0stoMesmer - 19 stars)
3. World War 2 (collaborative: moderated by td888 - 16 stars)
4. Australian director (collaborative: moderated by djross - 2 stars)
5. Toronto International Film Festival 2013 (collaborative: moderated by toro913 - 1 star)
6. The Weinstein Company (collaborative: moderated by djross)
7. 100 Best Australian Films Of The New Millennium by FilmInk (collaborative: moderated by Equanimity)
8. Curzon Ripon (public: mandy)
9. Seen, Not Rated (public: SageSledge)
10. Jona cdtjes (public: medium123)
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Okkervil | 46 34th |
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'The Railway Man' does kind of gets it message across in the end, but it has to be said Teplitzky makes a real meal of it in doing so. Solid performances from all and some nice photography help save a desperately imbalanced story that never quite gets to grips with the characters trauma, conflict and search for catharsis. The result is a off-kilter experience that doesn't quite focus itself enough to be either truly powerful or insightful.
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JaiGuy | 65 16th |
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True story or not, this movie failed to create characters with depth. Yes, he was a railway enthusiast, and yes, he underwent some shit as a British p.o.w. in WWII, but there's not much more to glean from this movie. And what a waste of Kidman. Otherwise, it had nice cinematography.
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lisa- | 2 11th |
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it initially started as a silly romance, before turning into what could have been an interesting exploration of post-war PTSD. early on though all of that turned out to be a lame wrapper story for a tale of heroics on behalf of a british engineering squad and against the imperial japanese army. throw in a revenge twist too. a bit of a mess. this is pretty much a metaphor for the reconciliation of japanese-allied relations, but surely reconciliation should consider the atrocities of both parties?
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msprague | 65 46th |
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It retells a small part of the brutality inflicted on Allied prisoners of war by the Japanese during the Second World War and how one man came to terms with his experiences. It's good, difficult to watch, and well acted. Slow pace though. Worth a look.
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thegreyfox | 86 88th |
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Whilst the subject of this movie prevents the use of the word "love", RM is a totally gripping story, propelled by uniformly superb acting, and will be a film that long stays in my memory. Irvine is simply brilliant at playing a totally convincing "younger" Lomax, as is Sanada, giving a wonderfully nuanced portrayal of the older Japanese officer. RM is a story of humanity, redemption, and forgiveness, played out in the drab 80's of Northern Britain, but with real heart and compassion. Must see
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| Average Percentile 46.75% from 341 Ratings |  |