Road to Perdition

Conrad Hall went out with a bang. The great film photographer finished his illustrious career with this movie before passing on. He did himself proud as this is one of the best-looking crime films you'll ever see.Of course, the acting... Full review

Road to Perdition, a movie undeservedly overlooked at that year Oscars is the second work of Sam Mendes (and in my opinion his best work), a director who three years before won Oscar for his widely acclaimed but controversial American... Full review

Frankly, this movie has gone over the heads of most of its detractors.The opposite of perdition (being lost) is salvation (being saved) and this movie is one of a very few to deal with those two concepts. The movie also... Full review

I loved so much about this movie...the time taken to develop the characters, the attention to detail, the superb performances, the stunning lighting and cinematography, the wonderful soundtrack...It has a combined intensity and lightness of touch that won't work for... Full review

Acting This film is a very well acted film. I will say that the performances are slightly weak at times; but for the most part, the acting is very good. The only actor that blew me away with his performance... Full review

This is one of the best made movies from 2002. Maybe it is not the best movie, but it looks the best, has great acting and is directed perfectly by Sam Mendes, who debuted with 'American Beauty'.It tells the story... Full review

This couldn't have been better. The strong restraints on Mike Sullivan's expressions couldn't have been portrayed in any other way. Tom Hanks delivers the best performance of his career. Young Tyler Hoechlin drives an emotional wheel; playing the basis character... Full review

Many have either hated, loved, or been let down by this film. Hype does terrible things to the best and worst of things. Most of the reasons i have heard for not liking this film are ridiculous. Let me just... Full review

I f you thought Sam Mendes' first film, the much heralded American BEAUTY was a movie with style to spare, wait until you see his highly anticipated second effort, the unrelentingly grim 30's gangster melodrama ROAD TO PERDITION. Some critics... Full review

`Road to Perdition' is a rocky road of revenge and reconciliation, punctuated by some gorgeous Conrad Hall cinematography. Tom Hanks is a 1930's mob hit man whose 12 year-old son sees him commit a murder. The rest of Director Sam... Full review

Iron Man," "The Crow" and "X-Men 2" Also Great FilmsIn the last decade Hollywood has released an abundance of films based on comic books. Some range from the mega-popular superheroes such as Batman, Superman, Iron Man and the X-Men, while... ... Full Article

CUTTING CORNERS - THE ROAD TO PERDITION... Have you ever thought...if I keep moving and don't sit, no one will ever see that my socks don't match? ... Full Article

Roger Ebert ( Chicago Sun-Times ) praises the cast and cinematographer, but finds Perdition to have the grim mechanics of Greek tragedy. "It has been compared to The Godfather ," he writes, "but The Godfather was about characters with free... ... Full Article

It's a simple story that could have dealt more effectively with some fundamental spiritual questions. Is the God to whom he prays a God of law and vengeance, like Rooney, or is he a God of grace? ... Full Article

What kind of expectations should I have? Well, folks, when you're opening against Star Trek and no one has heard of your movie before, you can't expect them to be breaking down the door to come to one of your... ... Full Article