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Production Year: 2002 - Drama - Director: Sam Mendes - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over more

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Directed by Sam Mendes and based on the graphic novel by Max Allan Collins and Richard Piers Rayner, the Depression-era crime epic ROAD TO PERDITION stars Tom Hanks as Michael...
more...Sullivan, a quiet hit man who is duty bound to Mafia boss John Rooney (Paul Newman). The mobster's close bond with Sullivan, however, leads Rooney's jealous blood son, Connor (Daniel Craig), to orchestrate a tragic series of events that results in Sullivan on the run with his 12-year-old son, Michael Jr. (Tyler Hoechlin). Soon an unscrupulous crime photographer/assassin named Maguire (Jude Law) is sent after Sullivan and his son, and Sullivan must decide on a course of action as young Michael comes to terms with his father's violent way of life.
Meticulously directed by Mendes and brilliantly photographed by Conrad Hall, each scene of ROAD TO PERDITION has the composition of an expertly rendered painting. Making effective use of rain, snow, and shadows, the filmmakers create a cinematic world that's as dark, cold, and unforgiving as many of its inhabitants. But the film also allows for glimpses of emotional warmth, particularly in Sullivan's relationships with his son and Rooney, his surrogate father. In these roles, the respective actors create complex characters that resonate even in their restraint; Hanks is outstanding as a man of action with little time for words, while newcomer Hoechlin creates an unsentimental portrait of a confused boy, and Newman once again proves why he's a screen legend. And, in a strikingly unflattering role, Law makes the most out of his screen time as a creepy, parasitic hit man. Even in its harshest moments, however, Mendes never fails to remind the audience that ROAD TO PERDITION is a film about fathers and sons; and this is what elevates it from an atmospheric gangster movie to a truly astonishing work of art.





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I thought it was Great
A review by Chris000 on Road To Perdition (Wide Screen)
November 13th, 2002


Author's product rating:   Road To Perdition (Wide Screen) - rated by Chris000

Did you enjoy it? Loved it 
Story Outstanding 
Characters / Performances Outstanding 
Special Effects Good 
How does it compare to similar films? Good 

Advantages: Great story and direction
Disadvantages: Slightly predictable and maybe a bit too long

Recommend to potential buyers: yes 

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Road to Perdition is one of the first gangster films I've seen at the cinema, although recently I've been watching many older ones as my love for this kind of film has been ignited! The film centres around a loyal, longstanding mafia type (Tom Hanks) who's son compromises his position, and they go on the run. Acting is very good, the settings are superb (you really feel the 1930's setting - very authentic!) and there is a lot of style used in the action sequences (no over the top gore, but lots of suggestive imagery). All the characters are very well portrayed in their stereotype Mafioso way, and the film left me feeling satisfied and pleased that I had spent my hard-earned cash to see it! 
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