Left behind by business (ie. the rich get richer).
Vinegar Jim | Cuyahoga County - West | 02/21/2007
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I believe Wilford Brimley is a great actor because he seems to just be himself. He plays a brakeman on the "Southland Railroad". The railroad is being reorganized and the small town he lives in will be devastated so some rich folks in Chicago can roll in more "dough". He and another worker take a locomotive to Chicago to try and convince the "powers that be" to think twice about the reorganization. Instead the company clones try to use them in an advertising campaign to make the changes go smoother. Brimley won't have it. You watch the rest. You have the sad and inevitable conflict of young and old, rich and poor played out in the heartland. Great film."
A Good Movie
Christopher J. Tirone | Hawley, Ma. U.S.A. | 01/10/2007
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This was a very good movie if your into train movies. Although if you know your stuff about railroads you'll find that it has a lot of Hollywood in it. It did have a lot of good railroad shots in it."
End of the Line
R. Rhodes | NW Arkansas | 12/25/2007
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This a great "feel good" film. This film isn't often remembered, but is one that will bring a smile to your face. Wilford Brimley is terrific."