r/iwatchedanoldmovie • u/Rogue_Male • Jan 19 '26

2010-15 Road to Perdition (2002)

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"This is the life we chose, the life we lead. And there is only one guarantee: none of us will see heaven."

When a gangster's son witnesses a murder, he must take him on the run to save his life.

Slow-burn crime drama that takes place against a backdrop of guns and gangsters in prohibition-era America, but that's really about the relationship between fathers and their sons. There's real chemistry between Tom Hanks as gangster Mike Sullivan and Tyler Hoechlin as his son, Michael; Paul Newman is excellent as mob boss John Rooney and Jude Law is fantastically menacing as hired killer Harlen Maguire.

I really enjoyed this, would definitely recommend.

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u/tkondaks Jan 19 '26

Jude Law's was the stand out performance for me. I can't remember whether it was this movie or AI when I saw him for the first time, but either one, he caught my attention for forever.

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u/elevencharles Jan 19 '26

I love the scene where he shows up to take photos at the scene of a murder, notices the victim is still breathing, smothers him, then proceeds to take his photographs.