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Road To Perdition (Blu-ray, 2010)

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Tom Hanks stars in this gangster drama set in the American Midwest during the 1930s. Twelve-year-old Michael Sullivan Jr is curious about what his father (Hanks) does for a living, and one night decides to hide in his car as he goes off to work. It soon transpires that the elder Sullivan is a hitman for the mob, and when young Michael witnesses a killing carried out by the gangster boss' son Connor (Daniel Craig), it starts off a chain of events which will mark Michael's life forever. Co-starring Paul Newman and Jude Law and directed by Sam Mendes. On its original release, the one area of The Road To Perdition that pretty much every critic rallied behind was the stunning cinematography. The work of the late, great Conrad Hall, the sheer look of the film is quite brilliant.

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Michael Sullivan commits murder in the name of his boss, John Rooney. Everything is changed when Sullivan's son is witness to a brutal murder at the hands of Rooney's son Connor...

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5039036043830
eBay Product ID (ePID)
102200576

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Film/TV Title
Road to Perdition
Actor
Dylan Baker, Tyler Hoechlin, Tom Hanks, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Stanley Tucci, Paul Newman, Liam Aiken, Jude Law, Daniel Craig
Director
Sam Mendes
Subtitle Language
English
Format
Blu-ray
Release Year
2010
Language
English
Features
Commentary by director Sam Mendes\Sam Mendes's feature introduction\'A Cinematic Life: The Art And Influence Of Conrad Hall' featurette\'The Library: A Further Exploration Of The World Of Road To Perdition' featurette\Deleted scenes with optional commentary by director Sam Mendes\'HBO Special: The Making Of Road To Perdition' featurette\Digital copy, With Subtitles
Run Time
117 Mins
Genre
Drama, General

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Certificate
15
Number of Discs
1
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States of America
Director of Photography
Conrad L. Hall
Reviews
Total Film - ...There's inventiveness, intelligence, even brilliance here..., New York Times - ...A truly majestic visual poem....Mr. Hanks does a powerful job..., Los Angeles Times - ...Because it is so careful with its effects, this film's ability to create feeling sneaks up and surprises....This is a story with a will to move us and the ability to do whatever it takes to make that happen..., Chicago Sun-Times - ...Beautifully made, well-acted, brilliantly photographed..., Premiere - ...[Law] helps bring this dark, strange, and ultimately moving film into disturbing places of the sort that most studio movies can't even imagine, let alone depict..., Rolling Stone - ...ROAD TO PERDITION has the juice to get its hooks into you, knock you off balance and keep you that way for two hours. It's a triumph for director Sam Mendes...
Author
Max Allan Collins, Richard P. Rayner
Consumer Advice
Contains strong language and violence
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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 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.
Movie/TV Title
Road To Perdition
Composer
Thomas Newman
Sound source
Dolby Digital
Screenwriter
David Self

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5 out of 5 stars
by deckhook6729 Oct, 2023
It’s Tom Hanks need I say more
Tom Hanks is one of those actors that make every movie brilliant and this one is no exception.
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5 out of 5 stars
by amcw976716 Jun, 2021
Great gangster film
This is one of the great gangster films of all time. Fantastic performances from Tom Hanks, Paul Newman and Daniel Craig.
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by malcolmbland14 Apr, 2021
Worth a shot
Good looking movie with genuine period feel. Excellent transfer to Blu Ray. A bargain at this price.
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5 out of 5 stars
by philjclay10106 May, 2017
Beautiful
A beautiful moving film by Sam Mendez. Should be in everyone's collection
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by nosferatu6408 Oct, 2014
A modern classic
This is a under-appreciated masterpiece from American Beauty director Sam Mendes , from the excellent performances all round , to the stunning cinematography and its beautiful , haunting score from the always excellent Thomas Newman. If you've never seen this , treat yourself to a gangster classic that's up there with Coppola's The Godfather 1+2 and Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in America. Enjoy !!!

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