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Road to Perdition (2002) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Road to Perdition (2002) a score of 3.0201 out of 4

based on (235) reviews

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Excellent

(55)

Very Good

(159)

Good

(19)

Fair

(2)

Poor

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Natural Born Viewers (Gabe Toro)

There's something about Sam Mendes that brings out the best in those around him. I don't know what it is and quite frankly I don't care � whatever it is, he brings it to his art and as a result creates something of poetic beauty. No, I'm not simply...read the complete Road to Perdition (2002) review at Natural Born Viewers (Gabe Toro)

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Seattle Post-Intelligencer

The movie misfires: It's numbingly cold and soulless, and the zeitgeist stays far beyond its reach. But it's so visually striking you almost don't notice, its relentlessly somber mood has a certain masochistic appeal and, while hardly a career-redefining...read the complete Road to Perdition (2002) review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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Village Voice (J. Hoberman)

Visually more coherent than "American Beauty," but despite the burnished mahogany of Conrad Hall's cinematography, Mendes still doesn't quite know how to fill a frame. Like the Hanks character, he's a slow study: The action is stilted and the tabloid...read the complete Road to Perdition (2002) review at Village Voice (J. Hoberman)

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Nick's Flick Picks (Nick Davis)

By the end, Road to Perdition is so jumbled and poseurish that you're less likely to wonder, "How did the creators of American Beauty sink to this?" than to venture, "Maybe American Beauty couldn't have been all that good,...read the complete Road to Perdition (2002) review at Nick's Flick Picks (Nick Davis)