gorging variety seemingly immature movies purchased exrental dvds figured time right little serious drama better provide sam mendes number reasons american beauty appeal much film easily darkest thing tom hanks ever done probably one underrated films last decade simple gangster tale lifted graphic novel origins simply wonderful watch it despite usual allergy film tom hanks name still cant watch big without wanting cat kick im glad gave try one movies kick miss itbr br normally squeakyclean hanks plays michael sullivan devoted family man father two sons growing prohibition early s also professional hitman mob boss john rooney paul newman managed keep job secret sons eldest tyler hoechlin witnesses dad involved mob killing pair forced go run john seeks tidy matter up soon father son pursued chicago fellow hitman a menacing jude law waiting thembr br on face it reads like pretty standard gangster film ive said really gangsters all relationship father son thrown together tragic circumstances hanks grits teeth superb tortured man finds everything price little hoechlin also good sullivans son honesty single performance could single weaker others  cast pretty much faultless cinematography costumes and often praise costumes recreates s stunning effect much effort get everything right pays spades could easily looked rubbish  admit early s look difficult put  deserves every bit credit chicago especially looks fantastic lined hundreds rickety cars era filled people monochrome suits hats true timetravel even little cgi neededbr br the story also winner offering human face often seen stereotypical genre movie villain law surprisingly menacing almost mechanical killer maguire proves cagney de niro brando play gangster film decidedly noirish driving rain illlit warehouses predominate least violence killing finally seen emotional psychological impact perpetrate merely witness acts whole thing evocative previous age previous movies sweeps away old refreshes modern tale redemption amid tommygun shootouts extortion rackets feel little slow places especially used masses gunplay movies like modern audiences like truly sometimes words speak louder actions mendes delivered fine followup oscarwinning debut film intelligent beautiful watch road perdition may everyones tastes one dvd shall exchanging anytime soon