Road to Perdition

[Ivy]

Summary:
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 he has done Mike Sullivan finds him self on the run trying to save the life of his son and at the same time looking for revenge on those who wronged him. Jude Law co stars as a hit man hired to kill Sullivan.


Review:
Another great Blockbuster hit for Tom Hanks, except this one is for Adults only. The language, gore, and just the story behind this film makes it a terrific Saturday Night watch, but make sure you're not babysitting or the kids are in bed. Tom Hanks really gets into character in this film, but when has he managed not to. A tragic ending, with another story beginning all in one, this is definetely worth buying or atleast renting, especially if you're a huge fan of Tom Hanks...

Awards/Nominations
17 Awards Won, Along with an Oscar; 51 other Nominations

Movie Trivia
~ In the reverse shots of Mike Sullivan, Jr., when he's being driven through the snowy town by his father, an angel can be seen in the frost on the rear window over his left shoulder.

~ The diner where Tom Hanks and Jude Law meet was bought on the internet by production designer Dennis Gassner for $20,000.

~ For the bank robbery sequences, Tyler Hoechlin had to learn to drive, something he was only too happy to do. Hoechlin mastered it all easily but, just to be on the safe side, a stunt driver was sitting in the back with his own set of driving controls.

~ Maguire's crime scene photography work is based on Arthur 'Weegee' Fellig, a famous crime-scene photographer in the 1920s and 1930s who was licensed to possess a "scanner" radio that allowed him to listen to frequencies used by the police and fire departments. This enabled him to arrive (by car) at crime and fire scenes, sometimes before the authorities did, as if informed by telepathic powers, to which his nickname, a corruption of "Ouija", alludes. He sold his photos to the tabloid newspapers. The photos in Maguire's apartment are real 1930s crime scene photos, some of which were taken by Weegee himself.

Best Mob Mentality Film There Is Besides The "Classics"...