Road to Perdition (2002)
82 %
Reviews Counted: 198 Fresh: 162 Rotten:36 Average Rating: 7.5/10
Consensus:
Somber, stately, and beautifully mounted, Mendes' Road to Perdition is a well-crafted mob movie that explores the ties between fathers and sons.
Runtime: 1 hr 57 mins
Theatrical Release: Jul 12, 2002 Wide
Box Office: $104,054,514
Synopsis: 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 Sullivan, a quiet hit man who is duty bound to Mafia boss John Rooney (Paul Newman). The mobster's close bond with... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law, Tyler Hoechlin, Daniel Craig
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Sam Mendes's 2002 follow-up to American Beauty finds him every bit as adept, arty, and Oscar hungry.
04/17/07
Top Critic
Ploughing a furrowed brow, Hanks is fatally miscast -- except that the story turns so sentimental and bathetic, he's actually in his element.
02/09/06
A simple parable, starkly outlined, with talented actors shading these sketches with wisdom and detail.
12/06/04
Mendes has proven that he must be counted among the greatest directors
04/02/04
Easily the best movie so far in 2002, Road to Perdition holds its own against the finest films any year has to offer.
01/07/04
Along with cinematographer Conrad L. Hall, [Sam] Mendes has crafted a film that's just as exciting to look at as it is to watch.
07/09/03
Introspective, while never feeling ponderous … The strength of the performances lies in their subtlety …long, arduous, and heartbreaking - and worth every step of the journey.
03/22/03
Una película oscura, precisa, por momentos grandiosa y casi siempre conmovedora.
03/13/03
The film feels alternately cloaked in heavy wood paneling or soaked in cold Chi-town slush.
03/10/03
This is supremely crafted, grown-up moviemaking that never escapes its pulp origins.
03/02/03
I enjoyed The Road to Perdition immensely, but its goings-on are probably too much out there in pulp-fiction land to call it a truly great film.
02/24/03
While this movie has good acting and a good script, Mendes's directing seems a little self-indulgent...
02/08/03
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