Road To Perdition3 And A Half Out Of 5Road To Perdition is a character driven dramatic thriller about a relationship between a father and a son which is brewed at a critical stage and higher stakes. Despite of portraying an essential chapter or episode of a young kid, the writing wisely accounts in the bonding of him with his father from the scratch. And it is so well fed to the audience that despite of its dark tone and poignant theme, there is a cathartic experience on each tiny moments of them. One of the primary strengths of the feature is its uncertainty and unexpected outcome that it evaluates keeping the audience tangled in its world where the sense of urgency too factors in a lot. Each supporting character gets enough range and space to factor in and work effectively which shows how the makers were chewing the characters properly and were not in any rush. The costumes designing is out of the park and so is the finely detailed production design but what draws in most of the attention is the metaphorical cinematography that is just pure passion throughout the course of it. An elevating background score, glorifying camera work and perfect editing are too some of its rich details. The writing is simple as it can be but sensible and justifying as you've never seen. Mendes; the director, at the heart of it, has done a tremendous work on executing such a balanced feature. Hanks has never been more impactful with a excellent support from Newman, Craig and Law. Jaw dropping visuals, whistle-blowing dialogues and a heartbreaking chemistry are the high points of the feature that makes you look twice. Road To Perdition is more salvation than damnation since it has such a risky tone to explore at let along triumph over it; a masterstroke by the makers.

'Road To Perdition (2002)' is melancholic and sombre look at the often glamorised gangster lifestyle, with excellent central performances and beautiful direction. It's a haunting and poignant portrayal of both fatherhood and violence. Truly compelling, unexpected stuff. 7/10

A stylish period movie where the ever lovable Tom Hanks is a mob enforcer? Bingo. A brilliant and beautiful film that focuses on the father-son relationship with a heavy dose of violence and a heavier dose of compelling performances from a great ensemble cast. Side note: Many people might not know that this is actually based on a graphic novel.

Reviewed June 2011Firstly it boasts a terrific cast, few minutes into the movie it guarantees a very well shot movie, all that is required of it is to have some decent content. It does for most part. It neither has the complexity of The Godfather nor the audacity of Goodfellas but there was some part in me that's placing this movie in that league while watching it. Thanks to the writers and directors for giving that clichéd climax often mistaken to be morally right or poetic, I never had to go through with it. When the son of a trusted member Sullivan (Tom Hanks) of a syndicate witnesses a crime that involves his father and his employer's son (Daniel Craig), Sullivan had to make a tough decision to cross paths with his employer (Paul Newman). I have watched this movie when it came out. Then, I wasn't much aware of Paul Newman's work. Today, I am not just a huge admirer but a fan too. He brings the charm that he had brought in most of his movies, here he adds a bit of sting too. Tom Hanks is as reliable as always and never looked like a fish out of water. It was directed with confidence, passion and a terrific eye for background beauty where the production value complemented every frame making this the best visual for that period. If not for the climax, I would have worshiped this movie.