this be one of the best make movie from 2002. maybe it be not the best movie and but it look the best and have great acting and be direct perfectly by sam mendes and who debut with american beauty . it tell the story of a gangster name michael sullivan ( tom hank ) who be see by his son ( tyler hoechlin ) on one of his job . michael bos and john rooney ( paul newman ) and thinks thing will be okay but his jealous son connor rooney ( daniel craig ) set both his father and michael up and lead to the death of michael wife ( jennifer jason leigh ) and second son . michael thinks rooney be responsible and rooney have to choose for himself and send a hit man harlen maguire ( jude law ) to finish the job . since michael be a respected man within the organization he try to win some friend who can help him include mob bos frank nitti ( stanley tucci ) . in a way road to perdition be a standard gangster movie but it be so well make you almost can not see that . this movie be good in it production design and art direction and sound and music and most of all in it cinematography . all these element be able to surprise and create suspense although the outcome be pretty certain . that hoechlin be not a annoy kid and hank and law and newman know how to act help and of course . base on a comic this movie be so much good than you would expect and although it have it flaw it belong to the good movie in the genre . sometimes there be event where you realize you have see it so many time before and but for some reason it also feel fresh at the same time . the scene between the adult hank and the child hoechlin help in that area . see this movie that will look familiar at time but be totally new on a lot of area .