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Off the Rails sparks interest with its bizarre story, but its impact lingers thanks to its empathetic treatment of its subject -- and clear advocacy for a marginalized sector of society.
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If nothing else, Off the Rails, which includes a few too many reenactments for my taste, does what many good documentaries do. It provides us with a window into the psyche of a person worth caring about. Nov 18, 2016 | Rating: A- | Full Review…
If nothing else, Off the Rails, which includes a few too many reenactments for my taste, does what many good documentaries do. It provides us with a window into the psyche of a person worth caring about.
Peter Rainer
An assured and thoughtful debut. Nov 17, 2016 | Full Review…
An assured and thoughtful debut.
Neil Genzlinger
Watching this film stirs a mix of delight in the depth of McCollum's train fascination and pity for how neglected he's been by a system not built to recognize that the root of his crimes is not simply criminal impulse. Nov 16, 2016 | Full Review…
Watching this film stirs a mix of delight in the depth of McCollum's train fascination and pity for how neglected he's been by a system not built to recognize that the root of his crimes is not simply criminal impulse.
April Wolfe
Though the film eventually grows as repetitious as its subject's habit, this odd tale has an undeniable bizarro human-interest fascination. Nov 11, 2016 | Full Review…
Though the film eventually grows as repetitious as its subject's habit, this odd tale has an undeniable bizarro human-interest fascination.
Dennis Harvey
Off The Rails uses interviews, animation and dramatic reconstructions to tell McCollum's strange story but these devices are never flashy or distracting. Nov 4, 2016 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Off The Rails uses interviews, animation and dramatic reconstructions to tell McCollum's strange story but these devices are never flashy or distracting.
Scott Jordan Harris
[An] excellent documentary ... Nov 3, 2016 | Full Review…
[An] excellent documentary ...
Kenneth Turan
Irving tackles the difficult subjects of mental illness, criminal behaviour, trauma, and a revolving door justice system with strength and dexterity. Aug 28, 2018 | Rating: 4.7/5 | Full Review…
Irving tackles the difficult subjects of mental illness, criminal behaviour, trauma, and a revolving door justice system with strength and dexterity.
Andrew Parker
Off the Rails succeeds in giving us a glimpse into a mind too easily labeled as "troubled" or "different" and paints Darius as a sympathetic figure following a passion. Jun 26, 2018 | Full Review…
Off the Rails succeeds in giving us a glimpse into a mind too easily labeled as "troubled" or "different" and paints Darius as a sympathetic figure following a passion.
Abbey Bender
There's triumph amidst the pathos here, and it's frustrating to try and figure out how Darius' life could have been filled with more of those victories. Feb 13, 2018 | Full Review…
There's triumph amidst the pathos here, and it's frustrating to try and figure out how Darius' life could have been filled with more of those victories.
Steve Erickson
Writer-director Adam Irving and writer Tchavdar Georgiev, provide a comprehensive, bittersweet portrait of a man who is a round peg that society keeps trying to force into a square hole. Feb 7, 2017 | Rating: B | Full Review…
Writer-director Adam Irving and writer Tchavdar Georgiev, provide a comprehensive, bittersweet portrait of a man who is a round peg that society keeps trying to force into a square hole.
Robert Roten
In addition to being a character study of a tragic figure, Off the Rails is an indictment of a justice system that hasn't been on the rails for a long time, if ever. Dec 22, 2016 | Full Review…
In addition to being a character study of a tragic figure, Off the Rails is an indictment of a justice system that hasn't been on the rails for a long time, if ever.
Sherilyn Connelly
[Off the Rails has] such a charismatic protagonist and such an interesting conundrum at its core. Dec 20, 2016 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
[Off the Rails has] such a charismatic protagonist and such an interesting conundrum at its core.
Marty Mapes
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