Pros: Direction, Cinematography, Set Design, Score Cons: Main characters lack depth
I don’t like mobster movies. Or books. Or TV series. For some reason the whole mobster concept bores me enough that I generally avoid these things like the plague. Now I must eat a big helping of proverbial crow, as I quite enjoyed Sam ...
Pros: Hanks, Newman, Hoechlin, Tucci, cinematography Cons: Not all characters are compelling or developed
“The Road To Perdition” tells the story of two generations of two families. At the head of one family is Michael Sullivan (Tom Hanks), a 1930s hitman keeps his life a secret from his sons Peter (Liam Aiken) and Michael, Jr. (Tyler Hoechlin). His wife,...
Pros: Cinematography, directing, acting, production design, soundtrack--it's all so beautiful Cons: A predictable plot, a nothing role for Jennifer Jason Leigh
Bogart. Cagney. Hanks.
Hanks? Tom “Nice Guy” Hanks?
Yes. In Road to Perdition, our generation’s Jimmy Stewart gets mean and cold-blooded as he attempts to “stretch” his apple-pie image. While he lacks some...
Pros: Hanks. Law. A treat to watch something very well crafted. Cons: There's no there there.
Sam Mendes is two for two with me. While I liked ‘American Beauty’ much more than this one, at the end I had a vague ‘Yeah... And?’ reaction. At the end of ‘The Road to Perdition’, I had a similar reaction, only it...
Pros: Superbly acted, written, directed, and produced... Cons: Occasionally descends into dreariness...
Anyone who’s read many of my movie reviews knows of my predilection for well-acted, high quality gangster films. Of these there have been a-plenty in the past two or three decades. The Godfather Trilogy, Goodfellas, and Pulp Fiction...
This is an extraordinary movie that requires watching more than one time.
It comes somewhat unexpectedly from Sam Mendes, who directed the Oscar Winning AMERICAN BEAUTYin 1999. My feelings for that movie aside, I was not prepared to like this...
Road to Perdition is a nearly flawless movie that has a credit list to die for. It is helmed by Academy Award winning director Sam Mendes (American Beauty) and stars a threesome of Oscar winners and nominees: Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, and Jude Law. It...
Pros: Stylish filmmaking, superior acting, and a nicely poetic script Cons: Far too self-conscious; intrusive score
The Road To Perdition is a movie that spends too much time trying to confirm its presumptive greatness to actually *be* great. The pieces are all here for a classic piece of cinema, but the filmmakers decided that if every wonderful techical...
Pros: Newman, Hanks, Law, and a half-dozen other actors. Conrad Hall's camera. Cons: May be a bit draggy for some tastes, but I was never bored.
For what's essentially a simply satisfying and beautiful-looking gangster drama, Road to Perdition sure does seem to come holding a lot of baggage: It's the second film for Sam Mendes - coming off no less a film than American Beauty;...
Pros: The scenery, the boy, and the photographer-hitman Cons: What may be unsure direction.
All the way through this movie Tom Hanks looks like he is sitting on a nail. He wears an uncomfortable wrinkle across his forehead and he wipes his sweating brow a lot. Playing somewhat against type (The Perennial Nice Guy) we are supposed to believe...
Pros: Superb delivery from cast; Memorable cinematography and set design; Compelling drama Cons: Script gets slightly watered down near the end
Is Michael Sullivan really a bad guy? Topped in a shadowy fedora, draped in an ominous gray overcoat and brandishing a Tommy-gun locked away in a beaten old suitcase, he’s almost the quintessential Grim Reaper touring the Great Depression. When his boss...
Pros: Paul Newman. Gorgeous cinematography. Cons: Tom Hanks. Jude Law. Draggy direction. Predictable script.
The endless days of confinement in my boudoir here at Chateau Maine as my fractured femur continues to heal are most wearying. Even the gilded caryatids which support the frieze above the dressing room door are starting to bother me. As soon as I'm...
Pros: acting, mood, scene and plot Cons: overlooked
It seems an unwritten law of Hollywood etiquette that only films released in the waning months of the year are Oscar contenders. The acadamy's nominating board, it seems, has a short memory, unable to pluck worthy titles from more than a month past....
Pros: Terrific performances from Hanks, Newman and Law. Cons: Some wasted characters, predictable in some spots.
"They had good intentions". "Oh and the road to hell is paved with good intentions!"
One could clearly see that the makers of Road To Perdition had good intentions when they set out to make the movie. The thing is, their intentions half...
Pros: Paul Newman, Tom Hanks, the cast in general, direction, score, script. Cons: Minor gaps in logic, some may see the movie as style over substance
June 2002 saw two iconic American actors playing against their type: Tom Hanks as Michael Sullivan, a Chicago gangster hitman. Paul Newman plays his adoptive father John Rooney, a Irish mob boss who knows that his sins in his life have finally come back ...
Pros: Beautiful...stunning to watch Cons: Story, acting, script...just bad
A marine and tainted emerald mist clouded the thin roads; the nourished American edifices evaporate into the veiled smoke, appearing merely as thin outlines. A car camouflaged in despair and desperation, makes an excursion; an escape into the lasting ...
Pros: Paul Newman and Tom Hanks. Cons: Much too predictable.
Tom Hanks could probably do a commercial for hemorrhoids and I would be anxious to see it. In my book he is numero-uno, the absolute best. His name alone inspires me to watch a film, whether he is credited as an actor, producer or director. ...
Pros: Great cast, dramatic story, and a few tommy guns Cons: It's not a shoot-em-up movie and to some it could seem boring
I’d never really paid attention to the movie Road to Perdition because it wasn’t exactly a blockbuster, nor was it very hyped up to be a wonderful movie. Instead, it ran under the radar and I forgot about it rather quickly. ...
Pros: Tom Hanks, Daniel Craig Cons: Perhaps too predictable a plot, stereotyped view of the Irish mob
THE ROAD TO PERDITION tells the tale of a hit man, Michael Sullivan (Tom Hanks), who works for the man who is his surrogate father, John Rooney (Paul Newman). Rooney's son, Connor (Daniel Craig), however, has perhaps learned too much from his father;...
Pros: Stylish direction, stunning cast, exquisite cinematography Cons: Too cold and too technical, never really opens up emotionally to the audience
For those of you confused by the title, this is not Hope and Crosby's version of the Faustian myth. It's Sam Mendes follow-up to "American Beauty". It's Tom Hanks most internalized acting performance. It's Paul Newman making a rare, and much needed,...
Pros: Beautifully made, impeccably crafted Cons: Melodramatic and at times sterile
Sam Mendes's second film, Road to Perdition, is a bit of an enigmatic split decision with the jury here. It's a film of impeccable technical craftsmanship and drama. These are both it's strengths and weaknesses.
Pros: Brilliant acting, Hanks, Newman, Jude Law, great cinematography, emotional scenes Cons: The score does not fit with the film, too short, under-developed themes etc.
Undoubtably, there has, of course, been a great deal of hype about this movie. Critics and trailers have been comparing it to "The Godfather", one of the best films of our time. New York Times is raving about it being the "top Oscar contender" and...
Pros: Great Acting by Hanks, Nice plot twists, interesting and powerful story. Cons: A little sluggish at the beginning...
The connection between father and son is one that is as old as time. It is as distinct and unique as any other interaction between two people, and it is touched on in movies since about as long as movies have been created. One particular film that ...
Pros: Thought-provoking plot, excellent cast, interesting characters Cons: A couple of characters can use more dynamic development
The year is 1931. Great Depression. Prohibition. The era of Al Capone and men who aspire to become him. Mike Sullivan's job involves leaving the house late at night, packing guns in the back seat of his car. He owes everything he has in life to his...
Pros: Hanks, Newman, the direction and superb classical story. Cons: the character, but not the actor, of Michael Junior.
The Road To Perdition begins as a sizzling, drizzling, angular gangster tale concerning protection of a mistaken witness, and ends as a slightly treacly, though no-less gorgeously framed tale of lessons learned from extended father/son emergency bonding....
A young, fatherless Michael Sullivan (TOM HANKS) is befriended and raised by gangster John Rooney (PAUL NEWMAN), along with Rooney’s son Collin (DANIEL CRAIG). Sullivan owes his allegiance to Rooney and becomes one of his top “hitmen” during the...
Pros: Flawless acting; some nice plot twists in the second act Cons: Much gratuitous violence; the story's comic-book elements stand out too much
Road to Perdition is based on a "graphic novel"--one of those adult stories told in comic-book form. The graphic novel is considered the more sophisticated offspring of comics, yet on its own terms, Road seems less believable than the...
Pros: Tyler Hoechlin, Paul Newman, cinematography, music Cons: Never forgot I was looking at Tom Hanks; Sam Mendes edited too much
This movie is less a gangster movie than it is a movie about fathers and sons, but make no mistake -- there's more than enough blood and violence in the film.
Tom Hanks plays Michael Sullivan, Sr., a guy who looks like your average husband and...
Pros: Solid effort by some of Tinseltown's best... Cons: All the right moves with all the wrong formulas...
This flick was a true rite of passage for Paul Newman. Long one of Hollywood's sex symbols, even as he grew long in the tooth he could still win the hearts of many a female Baby Boomer. Look back at The Sting and The Color Of Money and see...
Pros: Superb directing with lingering images; terrific acting Cons: Emotional impact of film may escape some upon initial viewing
Sam Mendes deftly avoids the sophomore slump with ROAD TO PERDITION, a somber, unique gangster film which satisfies every expectation raised by the Englishman's celebrated debut (Oscar winning "American Beauty") and in several ways surpasses them. ROAD...
Pros: Paul Newman at 77 still has the right stuff Cons: This aint the Godfather
What a father will do to protect his son. In the 1930s during the Great Depression, mob connected jobs offered White males their only chance to feed a family. There were Italian, Jewish and Irish mobs long before Black and Latino gangs.
Pros: Fewer than expected... Cons: Sam Mendes' watered down plot.
As I sit here, scrolling through the reviews of “Road to Perdition”, hardly a single one omits a reference to the “exquisite cinematography” under Pros. I don’t necessarily object. Conrad Hall was a fabulous DP, and he will be...
Pros: Outstanding in every way. Cons: Not a lot of emotion. Can move slowly for some.
Here is one almost-perfect movie. I loved it from the moment it began to the moment it ended, and those goosebumps were big by the time it was over. It's not that this movie is unique, and, yes, in a lot of ways it's predictable, and maybe it moves too...
Pros: Splendid acting, gripping story, and marvelous cinematography. Cons: May be a bit too brooding for some.
The Bible teaches us that we reap what we sow.
That is the lesson learned of Michael Sullivan (Tom Hanks), the anti-hero of the film, ROAD TO PERDITION, Sam Mendes long-awaited follow-up to his Academy Award-winning, 1999 directorial debut,...
Pros: Extremely well made, great acting and cast Cons: A bit too predictable and straightforward.
Between all the summer blockbusters, both good and bad, The Road to Perdition stands atop as one of the finest movies of the year. If you take one look at it, you'll see the effort put into creating this great movie. As good as the Godfather, this is...
Pros: Gorgeous film with terrific performance by Paul Newman Cons: Film's pace slowed by "arty" direction
With the combination of the talents of director Sam Mendes ("American Beauty") and stars Toms Hanks, Jude Law and Paul Newman, "Road to Perdition" deserves to be a better film. The scenes are lovingly composed. They're lit to resemble paintings by...
Pros: Astounding visuals, excellent performances, beautiful score Cons: Echos American Beauty in strange ways, may seem preachy about guns
Unfortunately, it is impossible to view art without the filter of one's knowledge, time and politics. As such, several notes in Road to Perdition ring, I suspect, in a fashion other than the filmmaker intended and contrary to what the film is trying to...
Pros: Great actors doing what they're supposed to do. Cons: None
The Road To Perdition stars Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law, Jennifer Jason Leigh, other very good actors, and in my opinion, the 2002 Best Supporting Actor Tyler Hoechlin. Driving on this road is a wonderful ride for a couple of hours. Director Sam...
Pros: Awesome Photography Cons: A little light on story
I'd heard many things about Road to Perdition, mostly good. But had not realised what a quality film this is. Under Sam Mendes Direction the film flows across the screen like liquid silver. This film ranks alongside Gladiator & Lord of the Rings for...
Pros: Gorgeous cinematography, solid performances by Paul Newman, Jude Law and Daniel Craig Cons: Predictible ending, Sam Mendes' heavy allegorical hand
It's nice that Hollywood is beginning to realize that not every moviegoer wants a steady diet of action extravaganzas in the summer. Road To Perdition, directed by Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes (American Beauty), is a fine, if not...
I had the pleasure of seeing a complete version of the upcoming "Road to Perdition" last night at a screening for Dreamworks employees and post-production people (and friends of such...since that's where I fit in). I saw a poster for this film several...
Pros: Paul Newman, Tom Hanks Cons: Voice-overs, predictable finish, Jennifer Jason Leigh is wasted here
... but I just couldn't. Maybe it was me, hyped up over a new Paul Newman flick. Or maybe it was the raised expectations I had given the principals involved in the film - Newman, Tom Hanks, Sam Mendes, and Jennifer Jason Leigh. In any event, it is not...
Pros: Noble story, but in no hurry to get there. Stylish and Upscale. Cons: Slow moving, laced with heavy-handed symbolism from director Sam Mendes. Elitist.
Outside of Chicago, in the midst of the Depression Era
1930s, Tom Hanks plays a hitman whose son witnesses a murder. The mob tries to take out Hanks' family; the father and only son escape and later plan their revenge against the Al Capone...
Pros: Cinematography; father-son relationship; performances; direction Cons: Repeated viewings - does it hold up as well?
ROAD TO PERDITION (2002) THE GOOD: --The killing in this film was very well explored and actually had quite an effect on me. I can't recall another recent film where watching one man killing another man was so terrifying or heart-wrenching. This ...
Pros: Great Images, Deleted Scenes, great film Cons: not enough basic features, and no storyboards!!
"Road To Perdition" was one of 2002's best films. Fresh off his directorial triumph ("American Beauty"), Sam Mendes, along with composer Thomas Newman and astounding cinematographer Conrad Hall, preserve the unique, subtle vibe of "American Beauty" and...
Pros: Superb performances by Tom Hanks and Paul Newman, who make their characters human. Cons: I anticipated the ending and so will many of you.
A moving tale of an Irish mob hit man wronged by those to whom he has been loyal for so long, to whom he has given his life. Tom Hanks, in a seemingly tailor-made part, is a flawless fit as Michael Sullivan. From the beginning, it is clear that the job ...
Pros: A masterpiece: My first nominee for best films of this decade. Cons: It ended; the lights came up in the theater and I had to go home.
Director Sam Mendes has done it again. After walking away with Academy Award honors for his first feature film, "American Beauty" in 1999, Mendes has followed it up with an exceptional film that is certain to gain Academy recognition. In fact, if this...
Pros: Great acting, incredible script, suspenseful and full of action. Cons: Just a bit longer than the typical film (not 90 min but 2 hours).
Road to Perdition was an incredible film in many aspects. It is no surprise to me that it won so many awards, including the Oscar. This film is the story of a man who works for the mob named Michael Sullivan (played by Tom Hanks), who is betrayed ...
Pros: delightful detail Cons: not available in collector's edition hard box
Road to perdition Movies are the evolution of books, a book is a written story, a movie is a visual story, and like books, there are good ones and there are bad ones, and to me, detail is what makes the story enjoyable. I first saw this film when it ...
Pros: Great acting, solid storyline, beautiful directing. What else could you want? Cons: A little slow in parts. Does nothing new, really, to gangster movie genre.
I didn’t know what to think about this movie when I first heard about it. It was not hyped up like movies usually are before its release. But this movie turned out to be one of the best that I have seen in a while, and a truly great gangster...
Pros: great acting, directing and cinematography. Cons: some characters could be expanded.
This review reveals some of the major developments
within the movie.
THE MOVIE OPENS WITH A CLASSIC SCENE OF TOM HANKS
(SULLIVAN) AS A FAMILY MAN. THEN THE SCENE CHANGED
AND SHOWS the true nature of...
Pros: Cinematography, detail. Tom Hanks. Cons: Uninvolving, leaves you totally cold.
"Road to perdition" is compared to "The Godfather". I say hell no...
This film from director Sam Mendes- who earlier made the excellent film "American Beauty"- isn't as complicated, shocking and involving as "The Godfather" is. The film does have a...
Pros: Wonderfully Acted and Directed; Suspenseful; Heartfelt and Meaningful Cons: Some disturbing scenes; Fans of gangster movies will like this more than others
Sam Mendes has struck gold again. This young, British theatrical genius debuted with American Beauty, winning best picture among others. Most recently, Mendes directed his second motion picture called Road to Perdition. The movie focuses on Tom Hanks'...
Pros: artistic direction, beautiful musical score, generally good acting throughout, has a "timeless aura" to it... Cons: film, at times, can seem to lack emotional color...
I entered this movie in hopes of satiating my sharp bloodlust. I was hoping for something along the lines of...Goodfellas, at least where violence was concerned. My friend who I was going with assured me it would be quite violent, albeit not to the...
Pros: Tom Hanks has pulled off another difficult role with style! Cons: Settings and geography were important in this film but seemingly ignored.
Perdition is defined as " Utter destruction ", or Hell (in the biblical sense). And " The Road to Perdition " was true to this word. It was the story of a father and son, and the choices the father made throughout his life. It was also about how those...
Pros: Tom Hanks and Paul Newman deliver great performances Cons: Too much up close action and can get gory.
Some people cannot see Tom Hanks as being a "bad guy" in a movie. I am one of those people, and I think he should never have been given a bad role such as being a bad guy.
The movie takes place in the 1930's during the depression. You know...
Pros: One of the best Mob movies to have come around in the past few years Cons: None
This movie kicks off as being one of the best that I've ever seen. Imagine Chicago during the great Depression and then imagine good guy Tom Hanks playing a hit man. What really sucked me in was seeing a man play good guys so many times he plays the...
Pros: Acting is superb, story is great Cons: A little bit too dark and plods through in the middle
Tom Hanks is the finest actor of his generation. Paul Newman may be the finest actor of his generation. As Dennis Miller joked during one of his rants when this movie was first being put together, "..the movie is going to be titled 'Oscars for...
Last Saturday night, I left the movie theater speechless after watching Road to Perdition. I was in complete awe. My jaw was stuck in the candy on the sticky floor beneath me. The credits were still rolling and there I was, almost the last one in the...
Let me start out by saying Hanks can't be a bad guy - he is not made out for such roles. All thru the movie I saw nothing but good in him. Gangster he is not. Newman on the other hand was an excellent gangster. He can play that kind of a role to a T....
Pros: Entertaining, good acting, plot keeps you moving Cons: Starts out a little slowly
This was a wonderful movie. It kept your attention once it got started. It was a little slow developing at first but once it got going you were hooked!
Tom Hanks did a great job in this one. I never would have thought of him in this role...
Pros: Grabs your attention and doesn't let go. Cons: Heavy on atmosphere but you will be well rewarded for the time invested.
Wow, what a movie! I am not a fan of mobster movies, however I am a Tom Hanks fan. I went to see a good performance, and was treated to so much more. Everything from the musical score, costumes, scereny to the actual plot were a treat for the senses....
Pros: Good cinematography, Hanks, Newman, Tucci, and Law Cons: Slow moving, boring, too much killing, too long.
I'm sorry folks. This movie was like watching a rerun of the series 'The Untouchables' only it wasn't in black & white. (In fact, the Untouchables would have been more entertaining.)
I could go into detail explaining the plot of this boring...
Pros: Tom Hanks and Paul Newman in powerful performances. Cons: Dark movie.
While I did not walk into this movie with high expectations, i really enjoyed what i saw after i finished ROAD TO PERDITION. Tom Hanks really showed what he could do in this movie. It proved that he was not always the good guy. He really amazed the hell...
This movie was excellent to say the least. I was delighted to know this was filmed about 5 minutes from my home (for all forest scenes). Tom Hanks (Mike Sullivan) is a father who takes care of business to put food on the table for his wife and two...
Pros: Great acting, directing, cimatography Cons: None to speak of
The two marquee actors, Newman and Hanks, take over this movie. Newman protraits an Irish Mob boss during the early '30's. He is a man conflicted between loyalty to family and an outsider, Hanks, who has become more beloved than his own son. I found...
Pros: Newman and Hanks Cons: Inherently unlikeable characters
I had high hopes for Road to Perdition. The stars were top-notch, the critics' reviews were great, and there didn't seem to be anyone under 30 in the audience (a sure sign that it would be a serious, thought-provoking film). Unfortunately, my hopes were...
Pros: Action is paced well for a DRAMA. Good storyline and beautiful plot. Cons: Not many, fits together perfectly, anyone who says otherwise knows nothing.
I saw this movie 3 times in one week. Taking other people to it to show them how wonderful this movie was. The beginning opens up as a small boy of about 12 yrs of age talks about how the winter of 31' was exciting. Then it leads into the story of a...
Pros: Acting, Paul Newman, Tom Hanks, and Jude Law...Excellent directing by Sam Mendes. Cons: Very classic gangster tale with a solid story...no twists.
After directing American Beauty...Sam Mendes has made another great movie. Tom Hanks as a muscle-type is excellent; he shows another great side to him as an actor. Paul Newman is phenominal; Jude Law is surprisingly fit to be an assassin.
The...
Pros: Brilliant acting matched by beautiful score and cinematography Cons: Practically flawless
I just saw Road To Perdition for the second time and, though I loved it the first time, enjoyed it twice as much as before. The film is emotional, dark and beautiful; one of the most watchable movies I have seen in a long time. Tom Hanks has proved once...
Pros: Terrific acting by Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law Cons: length of the film
The movie was set during the Depression era in Chicago. Michael O'Sullivan (Tom Hanks) works as a hitman for mob boss John Rooney (Paul Newman). He is very private and very dedicated to his craft as well as his family. Like a typical mobster, he shows...
Pros: Soundtrack, Acting, Jude Law, Cinematography, Direction Cons: Major movements of plot can be anticipated about 5 minutes before it happens.
Though "Road" does not surprise you like a thriller, it does not need to, because it has everything else one can ask of a film. The most striking feature of "Road" is it's beautiful cinematography: the use of symmetry, perspective. The part where they...
Pros: Pretty good story, Tom Hanks Cons: A little slow in the beginning
Road to Perdition follows the life of Michael Sullivan (Hanks), a hit man for the local crime boss John Rooney (Paul Newman). Mr. Rooney is tied by blood to his own son, but tied by love and loyalty to Mr. Sullivan. Everything is fine until young...
Pros: Summer Needed a Film Like This! Cons: More development of characters needed
Just when I'm about to write off this summer's line up of movies produced to dazzle and thrill audiences not yet old enough to vote, along comes Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, and Judd Law in a five star film made with a more mature audience in mind. This...
Pros: Good performance on the actors/ actresses parts Cons: Boring, boring, boring!!!
This movie was a touching story about how a boy and a father became closer through a tragic event that happened in both of their lives... NOT! Through the whole movie I was wondering when it was going to get better, but that time never came. If the boy...
Pros: Cute kid Cons: Godfather wannabe; implausible plot; Over the top violence, blood and guts everywhere!
It's hard for me to believe that Paul Newman and Tom Hanks read the screenplay to this movie and thought they should lend their incredible acting talents to it at this stage of their respective careers. Do they need money or something? Maybe they should...
Tom Hanks does a great job and so does his son, and Mr . rony love for him still doesn't over do flesh and blood and he stick by his self centered wicked killer greedy son, this is how insurance got started the mafia sold protection for family...
Pros: Everything is wonderful. I would say the acting is the best. Cons: Nothing.
Isn't Tom Hanks amazing. It doesn't matter what role he is thrown into he always makes it a success. I have always been a huge Tom Hanks fan but when this movie came it, it quickly became my favorite of all time (I see a ton of movies too). Highly recommend if you are looking for action, plot, and great acting.
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