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(1 - 48) of 48 OFCS Rating: 83% Fresh Page   1   "Such sheer beauty almost makes up for the film's tired plot."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 3/4 "The material is never overblown nor heavily stressed, and when mere syllables are uttered between characters during crucial scenes, we understand why less is more."   Cinemaphile.org   David Keyes 3/4 "A provocative drama."   Movie Boeuf   David N. Butterworth 4/4 "Along with cinematographer Conrad L. Hall, [Sam] Mendes has crafted a film that's just as exciting to look at as it is to watch."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair C "It got the surreal look it wanted, but so what! The film was a soft crime story from start to finish."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 4/4 "Has an underlyingly hopeful current running throughout, but at its soul is one of an impossible heartbreak that can never be fully mended."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman 2.5/4 "Dylan Baker and Jude Law evoke cartoon villains lost in a straight-faced gangster yarn."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez "Una película oscura, precisa, por momentos grandiosa y casi siempre conmovedora."   Uruguay Total   Enrique Buchichio A "A film where all the elements come together so organically that you can't imagine it succeeding without every part intact."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 2.5/4 "Road To Perdition knows what its about but not why its about it."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress B+ "An almost indescribably beautiful movie, a living painting, every shot an elaborate composition of dark greens and browns."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov C+ "Starts with a depiction of a wake and often feels like one...Mendes' portentous style enervates the material rather than ennobling it."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek "A rigorously structured and exquisitely filmed drama about a father and son connection that is a brief shooting star of love."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 3/4 "Serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that The Road to Perdition leads to a satisfying destination."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 3.5/4 "a stately, elegant gangster film"   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 4/5 "The Road to Perdition is paved with good intentions -- and some mistakes in execution -- in this Tom Hanks gangster film."   Netflix   James Rocchi 3/4 "No sophomore slump for director Sam Mendes, who segues from Oscar winner to Oscar-winning potential with a smooth sleight of hand."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 8/10 "Such a good-looking picture deserved to have more depth and unpredictability in its story. But it does stand out as a personal and unique entry in a time-worn genre, and that may be good enough."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen 2/4 "Everything’s been scripted and art-directed until all spontaneity ceases to exist... [It] feels stifling and utterly embarrassed to be a genre picture."   MovieMartyr.com   Jeremy Heilman 8.5/10 "This is an outstanding piece of filmmaking that should be more than well-represented come awards season time."   Screen It!   Jim Judy 6/10 "All things considered, I'll take Miller's Crossing or L.A. Confidential over this flick any day."   JoBlo's Movie Emporium   JoBlo 8/10 "I enjoyed The Road to Perdition immensely, but its goings-on are probably too much out there in pulp-fiction land to call it a truly great film."   DVDTown.com   John J. Puccio "a smart and engaging film that will hopefully be on voter's mind come Oscar time."   Light Views   John Larsen 10/10 "2002's best film thus far, and I'm skeptical that we'll see anything superior to it for the rest of the year"   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick 3.5/4 "Gran historia sobre el amor, la familia, la lealtad y la traición que seguramente se convertirá en un nuevo clásico del género."   Moviola   Jorge Avila Andrade 5/5 "It is a Tiffany diamond among JC Penny fine jewelry."   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery 2.5/4 "It’s not entertaining, it’s doesn’t inspire any feeling, it doesn’t make you think... It’s a gorgeous bore."   Montreal Film Journal   Kevin N. Laforest 9/10 "Para todo aquel amante del género criminal, esta joya es imprescindible."   Cinenganos   Luis Martinez 3.5/4 "In such able hands, the film transcends its generic restrictions."   Mark Reviews Movies   Mark Dujsik 8/10 "Perhaps the finest film ever adapted from a comic book."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   Mark R. Leeper "There’s not a thing that isn’t hauntingly, quietly electrifying about this, the first truly grown-up comic book movie."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 3/4 "Click to read review"   Mr. Brown's Movies   Michael Dequina 3.5/5 "It makes for interesting drama, but at times the Cruel Hand of Fate is a little much."   Goatdog's Movies   Michael W. Phillips, Jr. 3.5/4 "Road to Perdition grabbed my attention simply by being a solid story told with style and intelligence."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan 4/5 "A powerful, beautifully made film about fathers and sons and sin and redemption, that overrides minor flaws through beautiful directing and first class performances."   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow 4.5/5 "If there's any complaint, it's that the whole film is almost too perfect."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline B+ "…a movie that wants to be great, tries to be great, and on a certain level is great... though perhaps a tad too slick for its own good."   Flipside Movie Emporium   Rob Vaux A "The best film of the year so far."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten B+ "The source material may have been routine, but the acting and production are craftworks that should not be missed."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 4/5 "Road to Perdition is a movie that's simply a joy to look at, as well as a poignant, engrossing and altogether enjoyable old-fashioned gangster saga."   eFilmCritic.com   Scott Weinberg "An extraordinarily gifted cast methodically works from a multi-layered script steeped in Irish tradition and the loyalties of family."   Eclipse Magazine   Sean O'Connell "Neither a good Paul Newman nor a bad Tom Hanks can save this dreary art-house flick from the airless grip of American Beauty director Sam Mendes."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek C "The themes never come to life in a way that goes beyond the trailer blurbs ('Every Son... Holds the Future For His Father... Every Father... is a Hero to His Son')."   Decent Films Guide   Steven D. Greydanus 10/10 "This orignal, powerful, deceptively simple yet unpredictable Irish Godfather tale of betrayal, revenge and self-discovery ranks as a contender for Best Picture of the Year."   www.susangranger.com   Susan Granger 2.5/4 "Suffers from its timid parsing of the barn-side target of sons trying to breach gaps in their relationships with their fathers."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw 4/4 "A brilliant, yet gritty look at the life of a mafia hitman who turns against the man who treated him like a son only to prove himself to his own child."   Oscar Guy   Wesley Lovell 3/4 Read review   Big Picture Big Sound   Joe Lozito Read review   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf  (1 - 48) of 48 OFCS Rating: 83% Fresh Page   1