road to perdition can be sum up by thomas newman score . it haunt and beautiful but youre aware that this music be similar to newman other work and while listen to the soundtrack youre remind of scent of a woman and meeting joe black and the shawshank redemption youre remind of other film a the story unfolds on screen . a the sullivan drive round america try to escape from a psychotic hit man you think of the getaway and irish gangster be miller cross whilst the subtext of guilt and redemption can be sum up by coppola and leone gangster epic . despite have a see it all before feel this shouldn not be take a a heavy criticism of sam mendes film which i repeat be haunt and beautiful and the only flaw that work against it be a very slow opening twenty minute and i be slightly confuse a the event that cause michael sullivan to be betray . but if you stop to consider how much of a sentimental mess spielberg might have make with the story that revolve around a father and his twelve year old son run for their life you can not help think what a superb director mendes be road to perdition be a film where the entire cast give flawless performance . i have never be all that keen on tom hank but he every bit a good here a he have be in any starring role and probably well . paul newman play a character with an irish accent but at no point do i believe i be watch an american screen legend put on a false accent newman performance work due to the subtle body language and his character be tear up by guilt but newman never milk it or go over the top . while never upstage newman who give the best performance in the movie the two brit support actor craig and law be also very memorable a american gangster and while law will still have a long career a a lead actor one wonder how daniel craig might have progress a a character actor if he hadn not decide to become james bond and a role which herald the end of an actor career .