Réalisation:
Sam MendesScénario:
David SelfPhotographie:
Conrad L. HallMusique:
Thomas NewmanActeurs·trices:
Tom Hanks, Tyler Hoechlin, Paul Newman, Jude Law, Daniel Craig, Stanley Tucci, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Liam Aiken, Dylan Baker, Ciarán Hinds (plus)VOD (4)
Résumés(1)
En 1930, deux pères: Michael Sullivan, un tueur professionnel au service de la mafia irlandaise dans le Chicago de la Dépression, et Mr. John Rooney, son patron et mentor, qui l'a élevé comme son fils. Deux fils: Michael Sullivan junior et Connor Rooney, qui font chacun des efforts désespérés pour s'attirer l'estime et l'amour de leurs géniteurs. La jalousie et l'esprit de compétition les plongent dans une spirale de violence aveugle dont les premières victimes sont la femme de Sullivan et son fils cadet Peter. Un long voyage commence alors pour Michael Sullivan et son fils survivant. Au bout de cette route, la promesse d'une vengeance et l'espoir de conjurer l'enfer. Et peut-être l'aube d'un sentiment nouveau entre un père et son fils. (texte officiel du distributeur)
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Critiques (15)
Très beau film avec de très bonnes performances d'acteurs et de caméra. Mais là s'arrête les éloges. Pour que Road to Perdition puisse être un film de gangsters à la hauteur des Parrain de Coppola, il aurait dû accorder plus d'attention à la relation entre Paul Newman / Tom Hanks. Et l'atmosphère sombre ne devrait être en aucun cas brisée par de l'humour. Ainsi, cela ressemble plus à un Monde parfait à la Eastwood, parfumé avec American Beauty et conclu avec une conclusion exagérément gonflée. Et sa simplicité dans le scénario ne fait pas non plus de bien. La formule "il était mon père" était sur le bout de ma langue avant même que le petit Sullivan ne la prononce.
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Based on the successful comic book series by Max Allan Collins. With his film American Beauty, Sam Mendes raised expectations among critics and fans to such a level that he couldn't meet them, no matter how hard he tried. From my perspective, after careful consideration, I prefer Road to Perdition. Sure, in terms of choosing the subject matter, it was an obvious safe bet, but there was also a calculation with American Beauty, albeit a more subtle one. Mendes's gangster film is a compact piece in every way, with perfect cinematography, a strong story, and charismatic characters. Comparing Road to Perdition with what I've seen in the past year, I have no choice but to increase my rating to five stars. Overall impression: 90%.
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Or: How Even the Most Direct Road to Perdition Can Lead to Movie Perfection. A visually indescribably atmospheric watch. Precise acting, perfect camerawork and faultless and inventive directing. Sam Mendes filmed so far the most faithful adaptation of a comic book to come to the movie screen so far. Although the storyline is simple, that’s where its strength lies. It could be criticized for being a wonderful shiny load of nothing about father and son finding a way to each other, but that’s not the feeling I get from this. Quite the contrary, for one thing, the scene in the rain is now in my top ten best scenes ever. It just has everything. From emotions, through marvelous production design, immense atmosphere to the actors. And the entire movie is like that, just perhaps not so intense all the while. And that’s pretty good, don’t you think?
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The best film Sam Mendes ever made and the absolute best in the gangster genre. The atypical casting of Tom Hanks as a dark hero is an ideal counterpart to Paul Newman's tragic boss, and his journey, fearlessly mowing down enemies led by the perfectly slimy Jude Law, is also captured with amazing cinematography (see the unforgettable arrival in Chicago) and supported by impressive music. An underrated film.
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I thought my taste was only oriented towards horror and Asia, this film confirms that my favorite subgenre is also gritty gangster films. Once again, an excellent cast, I've never had my fingers crossed for Tom Hanks like I did here, and as soon as the psychopathic Jude Law appears on the scene you wish him the worst from the first second. I definitely have to highlight the amazingly dark retro style, the intelligent story and the awesome soundtrack, even a tear dropped towards the end. Everything is actually flawless, nothing can be faulted.
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