Not sure if this has been posted yet but I went to see this tonight and I have to say, The movie was well portrayed and well acted... Tom Hanks again gives out another Oscar winning performance. The Era is 1931 and the cars and costumes and scenery settings take you back to this time of Capone and organized crime. I remember something in the movie John Rooney(portrayed by Paul Newman) had said to Michael Sullivan,(portrayed by Tom Hanks) that made sense to what happend in the end. Newman portrays the Irish mob boss kingpin who runs his circle of crime and Hanks is a hired hitman/runner. Newman said to Tom : "Michael is the murderer in all of this, and only you can make sure he gets to go to heaven" If you get confused to this, seeing the ending makes sense..... A+ for Storyline A- for effects A+ for Scenery
I thought the line went something like this: "In our line of work, only one thing is for certain, we will never see heaven." I don't recall your line.
i heard from a friend that's friends with a guy who knows a guy who dated this girl who said this was a damn good movie...
Something I was wondering about this movie.... It is not showing in any of the Cinemark theaters I have seen. Is something wrong? Is there some kind of feud between Cinemark and the makers of this film? I don't believe I have ever seen an entire theater chain refuse to show a mainstream movie like this one. By the way, I did go see it, and I loved it.
You're correct in assuming it's not showing at any Cinemark theatres. As to why, I'd guess it had something to do with them refusing to show the movie on two screens. The film distributor probably made this (two screens) a prerequisite since a film the length of The Road to Perdition needs to be shown on more than one screen at a single venue to maximize their profits. The line you all are thinking of was...."There is only one certainty- none of us will see heaven."
Scene when they were under the church Newman and Hank, Hank confronts him about Newmans son stealing Newman then blames his son for all that has happen... Thats when he said the quote....go see it again. And the ending matches exactly what he means about michael going to heaven...... If I say anymore it will spoil it.....
SPOILER: .............................................................................................. ............................................................................................... ................................................................................................. Why didn't Tom Hanks kill the hitman guy when he had the chance. After he shot the guy, why didn't he shoot him like 10 more times???? I would give this movie an A+. It was great.
The only reason I could come up with her was that he either thought that Jude Law was already dead, dying or would just stop pursuing them at that point. Or perhaps he was trying to give up his killing ways as an example to his son.
While I love Tom Hanks and Paul Newman, I thought the film overall was depressing. It must have been gawd-awful to live in The Depression.
This movie was an irritating in that it was contrived to be not a great movie but just to win an Oscar. It seemed like they said...what wins an Oscar...and just made a checklist. Ugh!
This was one of those movies where it was well acted and well made but I just didn't find it very entertaining. I didn't buy Tom Hanks as a cold blooded killer though I suppose he did the best job he could have in that role. Plus Hanks isn't Clint Eastwood, that stoic thing can't be pulled off by just anyone and like I said I just didn't buy it.
Thanks Timing...i've been thinking about how to put my feelings into words like that. I saw it...it was decent...but it felt empty to me. Your words better explain it...
I thought the movie was great, I was talking about it all night after it was over. Sullivan made 2 mistakes, he didn't finish the photographer/hitman in the hotel when he had the chance, and Sullivan knew that the photographer was still alive and that he knew he was going to his sister's house but he went anyway. I would make a comment about the ending but I don't want to ruin it for anyone who hasn't seen it.
I thought the movie was very good, but almost missing something. It didn't draw me in enough, it was still a great movie though. I am very biased towards Tom Hanks, so I would probably argue that "The 'Burbs" is a great movie. This movie was so close to being a classic. I give it a 8/10. A few things - ********************** SPOILER ************************** - They should have had a fight scene between Tom Hanks and Paul Newman's worthless son. Some kind of confrontation. Just murdering him in the bathtub was to easy. - The ending was predictable, but still good, who else didn't know Jude Law was going to be there? I thought Jude Law was very good in the movie. Played a bad guy very well. - The chase scenes between Hanks and Law and the bankrobbing made the movie great. - The character building of Michael and Michael Jr. was done nicely. I think they could have done more with the wife and younger son. Something to get you more attached to them. One of my favorite quotes was when they left the house after his wife/son were murdered and he told Michael Jr "This house is no longer your home." (or something like that) This is the quote that you guys were talking about. Michael Sullivan: He murdered Annie and Peter! John Rooney: There are only murderers in this room! Michael! Open your eyes! This is the life we chose, the life we lead. And there is only one guarantee: none of us will see heaven. Michael Sullivan: Michael could. John Rooney: Then do everything that you can to see that that happens. I would recommend this movie and will probably buy it on DVD.
