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Railway Children

2022

Jenny Agutter, Sheridan Smith, Tom Courtenay, Beau Gadsdon ...

4.7

Drama. Adventure Follow a group of children who are evacuated to a Yorkshire village during the Second World War, where they encounter a young soldier who, like them, is far away from home.

	Media	Author	Review
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"It's an amiable and ingenious tribute to the innocent, good-natured spirit of the original (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Patrick Cremona Radio Times	"This sequel feels a little like a TV film –but still contains more than enough heart, humour, and spirited performances (...) The film strays a little too far towards the mawkish in its closing stages (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Peter Martin Screen Anarchy	"Beau Gadsdon acquits herself admirably in the lead role. The film benefits as a consequence, blosoming into an entirely enjoyable entry in the wartime, family-friendly British canon"
		Nell Minow rogerebert.com	"A disappointing ending to a film that begins with great promise, and, more significantly, a disappointing treatment of an issue that deserves better (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Oliver Weir The Playlist	"The screenplay is so laden with allusions and recreations, so conscious of its filmic debt, that it cannot stand alone or be enjoyed without the crucial element of returning"
		Guy Lodge Variety	"Wholesome British children's fare with a hefty shot of adult nostalgia"
		Robbie Collin Telegraph	"The film is charming, watchable, and well-meaning to a fault. It's the direction of travel which grates (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Charlotte O'Sullivan London Evening Standard	"Taking real-life wartime racial tensions as a backdrop, this otherwise comforting movie is a sweet homage to the classic original (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Donald Clarke Irish Times	"For all [the] welcome provocation, the film is a plodding affair, characterised more by fastidious set dressing than by narrative tension (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Ian Freer Empire	"It’s Beau Gadsdon, young Jyn Erso from Rogue One, who gives the film a charismatic centre (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Rachel Labonte Screen Rant	"[It] makes an admirable attempt at shedding light on a lesser known aspect of WWII, but ultimately doesn't possess enough depth"

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