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STAR RATINGS EXPLAINED |
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| Tragic |
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FILM DETAILS | | Certificate 15 |  | Cast Tom Hanks Paul Newman Jude Law Daniel Craig Tyler Hoechlin Liam Aiken Jennifer Jason Leigh |  | Directors Sam Mendes |  | Screenwriters David Self |  | Running Time 117 minutes |
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Road To Perdition Emotional and compelling exploration of the gangster myth by Yank-fixated Brit, Sam Mendes.

Plot Following a messy murder, hit man Michael Sullivan is betrayed by the man he called father, formidable Irish hood John Rooney. Leaving behind a murdered family and with a killer on his tail, Sullivan goes on the run, hungry for revenge. Verdict This is supremely crafted, grown-up moviemaking that never escapes its pulp origins. The themes are well worn and the structure predictable, but these are gangster cliches as gift-wrapped by Fortnum & Mason, and the grandeur of the film slips down like fine caviar.
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