A deadly collision between a train and car lead to an unlikely bond between the train engineer and a young boy who escapes the carnage.
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Alison EastwoodWriter:
Micky Levy
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Kevin Bacon | ... | Tom Stark | |
| Marcia Gay Harden | ... | Megan Stark | |
| Miles Heizer | ... | Davey Danner | |
| Marin Hinkle | ... | Renee | |
| Eugene Byrd | ... | Otis Higgs | |
| Bonnie Root | ... | Laura Danner | |
| Steve Eastin | ... | N.B. Garcia | |
| Laura Cerón | ... | Susan Garcia | |
| Margo Martindale | ... | Judy Neasy | |
| Kathryn Joosten | ... | Mrs. Brown | |
| Steven M. Porter | ... | Howie Pugh | |
| Jim Cody Williams | ... | Vince the Engineer | |
| Kerri Randles | ... | Rosanna | |
| Stephen Peace | ... | Bartender | |
| Robert Harvey | ... | Administrator #1 | |
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Train fanatic Tom Stark's job enjoyment stops shielding him from grief over his wife Megan's now terminal cancer when Laura Danner commits suicide by planting her car on the railway just before Tom's train arrives. Tom's colleague Otis, who never got over a hobo doing the same on foot, resigns, Tom is suspended. It's even worse for Laura's fatherless son Davey, who loses his home too. He escapes from a monstrous foster-ma's home and tracks down Tom's home. Megan, who was about to leave without allowing him to get closer again during her last weeks, promises to stay if they take on Davey. Boy and childless couple soon grow on each-other, but a social worker is on Davey's trail. Written by KGF Vissers
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Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements, an accident scene, brief nudity and momentary strong language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$11,059, 28 October 2007Gross USA:
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Maybe some say this is a typical "woman movie". I'd not say so, but there surely is a tendency towards women more appreciating it than the men. It's not, however, much of a love story, it's a rather bittersweet tale with ASTONISHING ACTORS from A to Z.
It's a movie that makes you feel human. You'll most probably shed some tears and laugh at some of the subtle jokes, some will do so more than others, but all in all it's not a dramatic hell rise like in BREAKING THE WAVES, though Bacon's character surely is a guy you'd like to kick in the butt just to 'wake up' or something. But then, the end comes.
I can recommend that if you're out for a softer, heart-felt DVD experience.