Road to Perdition - New thoughts

[MDFrench]

Hey all,

Was in a reflective mood this evening and wrote a review of the 1930s-set film, Road to Perdition. You can read it under the headlines at www.frenchbrosreviews.com under "Latest Reviews."

I started out to review a film and diatribed about the 1930s for a little bit. Just letting any interested parties know.

Mike

 

[jake_fink]

Hi MD,

I just read your review of Road to Perdition and I guess I have to respectfully disagree. I think it was a narrative hash, pretentious all the way through and that Tom Hanks, a light-weight and a blubber face all at the same time, was terribly miscast. Also Paul Newman was sadly underused. I had been looking forward to this film when it came out but was disappointed.

I can't wait to see what you think of some of the period films I think are the tip top of the tippy top of film-making (and period). Is it a coincidence that they were made in the 70s (and into he 80s)? Check out Chinatown, The Godfather I & II, Bound for Glory and Once Upon a Time in America; also, just for fun, take a look at the 1973 Dillinger. I'll be waiting for your reviews.

Cheers, and fun site.

J.F.

 

[MDFrench]

Thanks for the feedback Jake. It's always appeciated. And thanks also for your patronage.

 

[HaraldTheSwede]

I thought Road to Perdition was rather ok, until I read the comic book. It's just sooo much better. You clearly notice how they Tom Hanksed the movie so to speak.

 

[Vladimir Berkov]

I too would not say this is an "A" movie. It was one of those movies where all the right elements of a great movie were present, but somehow nothing ever rose to be spectacular. The type of movie where after you leave the theatre, you can't remember what movie you saw the next morning.

Hanks was very much miscast I agree. Law's character was probably the most interesting in the movie, and that was more the product of his personal charisma than the actual character or his lines.

Also the frequent firearms flubs in this movie I thought were rather tacky for a historical drama made in this day and age.

 

[MDFrench]

There's just something about the atmosphere of this film that captivates me to a degree that I disregard the .45 Hanks is using. I think the movie is aesthetically superior to much within the last few years.