‘Deidra & Laney Rob a Train’ Review: Teenage Mischief Comedy Is a Small Delight

Disney was once awfully good at a certain kind of cheerful kid-fueled adventure comedy, and it’s in that spirit that Sydney Freeland’s charming sophomore feature “Deidra & Laney Rob a Train” operates, save the kind of PG-13 language and grownup themes that might have given old Walt pause.

Boasting a pair of winning star turns by newcomers Ashleigh Murray (CW’s “Riverdale”) and singer Rachel Crow (a former contestant on “The X Factor”) as frizzy-haired high school-age sisters who become small-time train thieves to solve family money problems, “Deidra & Laney” shows an easy flair for heartwarming comedy, character eccentricity and issues that sting but resolutions that soothe.