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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Dolby, Dolby Digital (5.1), Aspect Ratio 2.35:1
Two-time Academy Award-winner Tom Hanks stars as Michael Sullivan, a father fighting to keep his only son from traveling the Road To Perdition. Directed by Oscar-winner Sam Mendes, this towering motion picture achievement has been acclaimed by audiences and critics alike as one of the year's most extraordinary films. Also starring Academy Award winner Paul Newman and Oscar nominee Jude Law, Road To Perdition weaves a mesmerizing tale of a father and son bound together by tragedy and betrayal. On an unforgettable journey of honor, vengeance and redemption, they confront overwhelming odds--and forge an indestructible bond. Hailed for the powerhouse performances of its stars and the stunning impact of its story, Road to Perdition is an electrifying experience that will stay with you for a lifetime.
"Two Thumbs Up!" Roger Ebert & Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
"Two thumbs up!" Siskel & Ebert
"...a lean and deadly performance, one of Hanks' best..." Kenneth Turan, L.A. Times
"A Triumph!" Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Editor's Note
Directed by Sam Mendes and based on the graphic novel by Max Allan Collins and Richard Piers Rayner, the Depression-era crime epic ROAD TO PERDITION stars Tom Hanks as Michael Sullivan, a quiet hit man who is duty bound to Mafia boss John Rooney (Paul Newman). The mobster's close bond with Sullivan, however, leads Rooney's jealous blood son, Connor (Daniel Craig), to orchestrate a tragic series of events that results in Sullivan on the run with his 12-year-old son, Michael Jr. (Tyler Hoechlin). Soon an unscrupulous crime photographer/assassin named Maguire (Jude Law) is sent after Sullivan and his son, and Sullivan must decide on a course of action as young Michael comes to terms with his father's violent way of life.Meticulously directed by Mendes and brilliantly photographed by Conrad Hall, each scene of ROAD TO PERDITION has the composition of an expertly crafted painting. Making effective use of rain, snow, and shadows, the filmmakers create a cinematic world that's as dark, cold, and unforgiving as many of its inhabitants. But the film also allows for glimpses of emotional warmth, particularly in Sullivan's relationships with his son and Rooney, his surrogate father. In these roles, the respective actors create complex characters that resonate even in their restraint. Hanks is outstanding as a man of action with little time for words, while Hoechlin creates an unsentimental portrait of a confused boy; Newman once again proves why he's a screen legend and, in a strikingly unflattering role, Law makes the most out of his screen time as a creepy, parasitic hit man. Even in its harshest moments, however, Mendes never fails to remind the audience that ROAD TO PERDITION is a film about fathers and sons; and this is what elevates it from an atmospheric gangster movie to a truly astonishing work of art.
| Features | Audio: English, French Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound; English 2.0 Dolby Surround Sound | | Subtitles: Spanish | | Production Notes | | Photo Gallery | | Widescreen Presentation | | Deleted Scenes | | HBO's "Making Of" Documentary | | Audio Commentary with Sam Mendes |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Dreamworks (Universal) |
| Release Date: 2/13/2007 |
| Running Time: 117 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2002 | | Catalog ID: 90147 | | UPC: 00678149014723 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 2.35:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (2003) | | | Paul Newman, Nominee, Best Actor in a Supporting Role | | | Dennis Gassner, Nancy Haigh, Nominee, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration | | | Conrad Hall, Nominee, Best Cinematography | | | Scott Hecker, Nominee, Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing | | | Thomas Newman, Nominee, Best Music, Original Score | | | Scott Millan, Bob Beemer, John Pritchett, Nominee, Best Sound | |
British Academy Awards (2003) |  | Conrad Hall, Winner, Best Cinematography | | Dennis Gassner, Winner, Best Production Design | |
Golden Globe (2003) | | | Paul Newman, Nominee, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture |
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| | Professional Reviews | Los Angeles Times
"...Because it is so careful with its effects, this film's ability to create feeling sneaks up and surprises....This is a story with a will to move us and the ability to do whatever it takes to make that happen..." 07/12/2002 p.C1New York Times
"...A truly majestic visual poem....Mr. Hanks does a powerful job..." 07/12/2002 p.E1 Rolling Stone
"...ROAD TO PERDITION has the juice to get its hooks into you, knock you off balance and keep you that way for two hours. It's a triumph for director Sam Mendes..." 08/08/2002 p.84 Premiere
"...[Law] helps bring this dark, strange, and ultimately moving film into disturbing places of the sort that most studio movies can't even imagine, let alone depict..." 08/01/2002 p.24-5 Chicago Sun-Times
"...Beautifully made, well-acted, brilliantly photographed..." 07/28/2002 p.5 Total Film
"...There's inventiveness, intelligence, even brilliance here..." 10/01/2002 p.122 Entertainment Weekly
"...Hanks and Newman are radiant with the blessings of unstopped talent, two greats from two generations who each understand the power of underplaying..." 07/19/2002 p.44-5 USA Today 7 of 10
Impressive yet always self-conscious, Perdition has more class and less sass than any movie in a while. Its virtues merely begin with Conrad L. Hall's cinematography and state-of-the-art production design, which fully convince us we're in 1931 Illinois, where the exteriors are as gloomy as the indoor settings. - Mike Clark
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