Fresh
So is Perdition still a must-see? No question. But it's tough to fuss about it much when a picture is this fussy.
Mike Clark, USA Today
Road to Perdition
Pray for Michael Sullivan.
2002 · 1h 57m · R
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Sam Mendes
Overview
Mike Sullivan works as a hit man for crime boss John Rooney. Sullivan views Rooney as a father figure, however after his son is witness to a killing, Mike Sullivan finds himself on the run in attempt to save the life of his son and at the same time looking for revenge on those who wronged him.
Director and cast
- Sam Mendes Director
- Tom Hanks as Michael Sullivan
- Jennifer Jason Leigh as Annie Sullivan
- Liam Aiken as Peter Sullivan
- Paul Newman as John Rooney
- Daniel Craig as Connor Rooney
- Ciarán Hinds as Finn McGovern
- David Darlow as Jack Kelly
- Kevin Chamberlin as Frank the Bouncer
- Dylan Baker as Alexander Rance
- Doug Spinuzza as Calvino
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
81%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Visually, the picture is all of a piece, but it's a self-conscious piece of work -- all dark-toned academic classicism.
David Denby, New Yorker
Fresh
What makes the movie pay off is moving pictures of real action and of intimate scenes between man and boy that are all the more moving for being understated.
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
Fresh
While crisply edited and unindulgent, Mendes' work is gratifyingly old-school in its rejection of modern-day stylistic agitation, the better to achieve a slow but inexorable build to its climax.
Todd McCarthy, Variety
Rotten
Sam Mendes's 2002 follow-up to American Beauty finds him every bit as adept, arty, and Oscar hungry.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
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