Review of The Railway Man (2013) by Ted N — 12 Jan 2014
Kidman meets and marries railway enthusiast who promptly goes off the rails because of his experiences as a Japanese prisoner of war, building the Burma Railway. Harrowing tale of torture, humiliation and the scars of war which turns movingly into a drama of truth and reconciliation.
Sensitively written and directed from Eric Lomax's memoir, brilliantly portrayed by Firth and Kidman who can both carry off the haunted look like no-one else. Score delivers pleasing tributes to Malcolm Arnold without caricature.
Jeremy Irvine deserves special mention, delivering a magnetic and quite convincing performance as the young Eric Lomax. One nerdy continuity problem - they used two Triumph 2000s for the scenes set in the 1980s, but one was a Mark 2 Petrol Injection model while the other was a Mark 1 with the standard twin Stromberg float carburettor engine.
Don't let that put you off though. ;-).
This review of The Railway Man (2013) was written by Ted N on 12 Jan 2014.
The Railway Man has generally received positive reviews.
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