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Year of release: 2002
Director: Sam Mendes
Writers: David Self (screenplay), Max Allan Collins and Richard Piers Rayner (graphic novel)
Starring: Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law, Daniel Craig, etc.

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General impression:
A very good thriller, complete with emotion and a solid moral. I thought it wasn’t the usual mob movie, but a deeper one, suggestively illustrating the simple fact that the road to perdition leads nowhere else – dangerous choices in life come with tragic consequences. Good and bad seem to tangle, but in the end justice prevails; justice that made me cry.

Highlights:
Greatly acted and directed. Despite the mobsters, guns, and the psychopath assassin, this movie is about a father and his son. Too bad this father has to pay for his mistakes.

Downside:
A little too gloomy and cold – but it couldn’t have been otherwise, taking into consideration the subject. And, although the ending is just… you may want it to be different.

Would I see it again? – Yes, but in 10-15 years.

My Rating (1 to 10): 8

Recommended: Yes

Suggestion:
Prepare for a creepy Jude Law character.