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(1 - 46) of 46 OFCS Rating: 84% Fresh Page   1   "Such sheer beauty almost makes up for the film's tired plot."   Nitrate Online   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."   DustinPutman.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 4/5 "From the first ten minutes you can already guess this is a true epic and masterpiece."   Cinema Crazed   Felix Vasquez Jr. 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 3/4 "Road is so beautiful, so well composed and so tidy in its sense of justice that it never quite gets its hands dirty enough to evoke any true emotion."   Big Picture Big Sound   Joe Lozito 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 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"   TheMovieReport.com   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 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 Read review   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf  (1 - 46) of 46 OFCS Rating: 84% Fresh Page   1