Ploughing a furrowed brow, Hanks is fatally miscast -- except that the story turns so sentimental and bathetic, he's actually in his element.
Road to Perdition (2002)
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law, Tyler Hoechlin, Daniel Craig
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This is supremely crafted, grown-up moviemaking that never escapes its pulp origins.
Beautifully shot, with a terrific performance by Newman, but Hanks is miscast and the film is ultimately too slow and uninvolving -- not as great as it thinks it is.
Whether "Road to Perdition" is trying too hard or not, the point to stay focused on is that it happens to be a very good film.
In lots of ways that matter, this has been another terrifically confident achievement from Sam Mendes; the challenge will be to move on to simpler, less grandiloquent material on a more plausibly human scale.
Contains more than enough brilliance to confirm that American Beauty wasn't a flash in the pan.
The storyline of Sam Mendes' second feature may feel meagre, but this is a very classy production.
A powerful, atmospheric crime thriller that blends Godfather-style mayhem with philosophical meditations on the nature of good and evil.
If there's any complaint, it's that the whole film is almost too perfect.
Sam Mendes's 2002 follow-up to American Beauty finds him every bit as adept, arty, and Oscar hungry.
A simple parable, starkly outlined, with talented actors shading these sketches with wisdom and detail.
Mendes has proven that he must be counted among the greatest directors
Easily the best movie so far in 2002, Road to Perdition holds its own against the finest films any year has to offer.
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