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Murder is a cold and senseless act. Those who make it their life must, by necessity, be hard and brutal men. Road to Perdition never flinches away from that, but somehow, in the emotionally empty ...

"Road to Perdition," the new movie from "American Beauty" director Sam Mendes, is almost a masterpiece. I felt dejected as the movie faltered slightly in the middle for about 20 minutes, because the ...

Hanks is quietly devastating as the emotionally closed-off Sullivan, playing this enforcer in a suit, tie and starched shirt like a gathering storm. We sense his devotion to John Rooney (Paul Newman), ...

"Road to Perdition" is paved with good intentions. Its ambition is gigantic, its production craft immaculate, a couple of its performances Oscar-worthy. But like so many crusades, it takes a wrong ...

Mike Sullivan (Tom Hanks) works for crime boss John Rooney (or Looney in the book, Paul Newman). Sullivan views Rooney as a father figure and as a savior for his family. After his son is witness to a ...