The scene where John confronts, and then beats, Connor is brilliant. Daniel Craig turns what could so easily have been a pantomine villain into a character with real substance. He's immoral and reckless, but also scared and almost pathetic. He submits to his father like a child, even after murdering a mother and child. Chilling, but wonderfully well acted role. Such an underrated character, also.
@AndJusticeForMe
15 жыл бұрын
"Do not go to Father Callaway". An epic line.
@ryansmithsonwork
7 жыл бұрын
nice to see so many well-educated people who recognize this masterpiece
@karitakki
13 жыл бұрын
The movie is amongst the best I have ever seen, it was actually under rated!!!
@northropbound
5 жыл бұрын
When Mike is sitting on the ground I can totally tell he's thinking regret. Regret of his decision to lead the life he's living and that he could've changed it. And now he's realized his decisions have cost him his wife, and child. So shitty to see and I couldn't imagine what it would feel like to be in that situation. Excellent acting.
@r3b3lvegan89
3 жыл бұрын
The only way I can accept your idea of Mike getting his family killed is if saying Mike was a good family man who loved John for taking him in and this was the Great Depression and prohibition era. Mikes moral compass which was deeper than his mobster hitman mentality, is what made Connor hate him and plus Mike just happened to be around when Finn was starting to expose Connors corruption. So no Connor killed the family and Mike was just serving John as always but Connor had to go full blown berserker on everyone because he’s an alcoholic ass wipe thief.
@jish55
8 жыл бұрын
The scene going into Chicago is gorgeous with the scenery and music, that alone is why I love this film, for it is art, not just a typical film.
@LSDreamprophecies
7 жыл бұрын
Art over Money
@transeeyou885
5 жыл бұрын
thats why we love movies, for a moment we thing we are ther ein chicagos in the 30s. also say what you want about hollywood but only them big budget studios can make u feel that way
@thelupoistheman1
13 жыл бұрын
Paul Newman was an incredible actor. He is sorely and excruciatingly missed. His performance in this film should have got him his second Oscar.
@claudetteholloway1126
8 ай бұрын
Uncle Paul...
@Julian-AJCP
5 жыл бұрын
God I love the soundtrack of this movie. The entire movie is a masterpiece.
@jetelegen
12 жыл бұрын
"DO NOT go to Father Callaway." Now that is some heavy-ass subtext right there.
@earthakittsghost1391
7 жыл бұрын
Father is on the payroll lol
@cybernautadventurer
Жыл бұрын
I can empathise SO MUCH with Paul Newman's character in this movie. No matter how much your son (or family) drives you crazy, hurts you, or causes chaos.. they're still your blood. How can you stop loving them?? Tbh if I was in Mr Rooney's shoes, the stress of it all would be too much for me.. I'd probably end up putting a gun in my own mouth.
@StealthBlue
16 жыл бұрын
"Give Mr. Rooney a message for me." "What is it?" BANG! Awesome scene.
@writersblock26
Жыл бұрын
Delivered with a bang!
@michaelfreydberg4619
2 ай бұрын
I thought it was an unnecessary killing
@brettgeneral6021
3 жыл бұрын
To see Tom Hank's portraying such a ruthless...cold blooded,killer...kind of threw me for a loop...but he pulled it off masterfully....as usual...he's a rare bird that Hank's guy....we're all gonna miss him when he's gone!!! One of his finest peices of work......all hail Mr.Tom Hanks!!!!
@speedracer2008
8 ай бұрын
He does a great job at balancing the caring father with the heartless assassin.
@michaelfreydberg4619
2 ай бұрын
Totally
@claudetteholloway1126
8 ай бұрын
I CURSE THE EFFIN' DAY YOU WERE BORN! I CURSE IT! Excellent line...
@jdghgh
15 жыл бұрын
The scene between John and Connor is tremendous. Really shows what is going on inside John's head.
@Davedio
16 жыл бұрын
6:07 to 9:39 to is the most beautiful melding of cinematography, music and acting ever committed to film. I defy anyone to come up with a more poweful combination of the three that has been committed to film. Sullivan's journey to see Nitti juxaposted to his son solitary angst in the midst of of sea of nameless faces is heart-rending....
@timoh437
13 жыл бұрын
The cinematography fused with Thomas Newman's background music gives chills down my spine.
@idontgetno
12 жыл бұрын
3:18 "If anything happens, do NOT go to Father Calloway." That's a telling statement. Their own priest would turn the kid in.
@ellencalabrese5308
4 жыл бұрын
You cant thrust anyone especially child molester priests
@r6854
3 жыл бұрын
@Allen Loser Not eliminate him, but definitely turn him over.
@Davedio
16 жыл бұрын
I've driven the road portrayed from 6:11 to 6:39. It hasn't changed from before 1931 through 2008. Amazing.
@tadpolesexxx
14 жыл бұрын
And then hugs him.... weird relationship here LOL Great movie!
@lateralus1337
16 жыл бұрын
Thomas Newman- Road to Chicago beautiful song, good lord, what a beautiful song.
@wrybreadspread
12 жыл бұрын
6:14 those big open spaces. mile after mile of road and field. if you're from southernmost MI, OH, IN, WI, IL, you know what that's about.
@StealthBlue
13 жыл бұрын
"Then give Mr, Rooney a message for me." "What is it?" *Bang*
@Candystripedshredder
4 ай бұрын
The beating scene tells us so much about John. Connor's instinct to cower & disassociate is clear proof of physical abuse growing up. His geriatric father can barely summon the strength to strike him any more. Yet, even as a grown-ass gangster, Connor is still reduced to a snivelling wreck as soon as Daddy raises his hands. That being said, the years have done nothing to dull John's resolve. The blind fury with which he berates his son shows us just how confident & formidable this old-timer must have been in his prime. Suddenly we understand how such a jovial, grandfatherly figure could have maintained such an unassailable criminal empire for so long. However, his emotional inability to be objective about Connor will ultimately be his undoing. As this scene demonstrates: he no longer has the strength to correct his son and they're both too old for either of them to change.
@mhaze210
16 жыл бұрын
this was the most powerful film to me of that year. that scene when they do arrive in Chicago was mesmerizing and epic. i couldnt help it, i saw this movie 3x in theaters because it never left my mind. and i agree, that part w/ the son crying was very effective. i admit, this movie brought tears out of me. proving how much i respected it. any movie that has the power to make me cry...deserved every penny i spent on the movie.
@mphrdldn
Жыл бұрын
Wish I saw this film in the theater.
@4992brap
15 жыл бұрын
Can you give Mr Rooney a message for me? So cold and so brilliant
@jish55
14 жыл бұрын
I love the scene where their driving to Chicago, it's beautifully done and the music that starts is just glorious.
@instr0mint
14 жыл бұрын
I cant take Petter .. he is dead ! .. what a sad words .. broke my heart
@mphrdldn
Жыл бұрын
It shows that Connor told his father that he killed Michael not Peter. Connor and his father had often joked about not being able to tell the boys apart or name them correctly.
@MrE5785
17 жыл бұрын
music in this film is class, so is the mood the acting spectacular, jude law he was a gangster so was tom hanks spectacular performance, and that scene of the car in the field spectacular woot love this film
@mphrdldn
Жыл бұрын
The illuminated diner
@cbart51
15 жыл бұрын
Cinematography + score = genius combo !
@Davedio
16 жыл бұрын
They were Rock Island Ill., the town Mr. Rooney "owns", but you can imagine it is a small Mayberry-like place. Except the Irish Mob is running it, but running it fairly. Rooney is mobster with a heart. That's why he refused Capone's offer to get involved with the unions.
@SolidMGSnake
15 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love the music that starts at 3:32 its very subtle and mysterious and it sounds so perfect.
@transeeyou885
5 жыл бұрын
i love the fact that he killed that accounting man. it shows that on the outside hes trying to stay calm and collected but in the inside hes mad asf...just had his son and wife killed wtf u expect.
@claudetteholloway1126
8 ай бұрын
This guy ruffed up Tom in Miller's Crossing. He was smoking in it also...
@mphrdldn
Жыл бұрын
Good film to watch on Father's Day!
@fatsomamacheese
13 жыл бұрын
This movie is so freakin good!!!!
@thelupoistheman1
13 жыл бұрын
@futureshocker, Deserved the Oscar in every way. Gorgeous lighting and look of the film.
@chaingin91
15 жыл бұрын
I like the score which starts at 6:06. I think it's very nice and beautifully composed by Thomas Newman.
@Atreus21
Жыл бұрын
It's interesting that without that scene of Michael crying, only about 10 seconds, it might've occurred to the viewer that he was taking the death of his mother and little brother rather lightly.
@speedracer2008
8 ай бұрын
It lets you know that Michael Senior is in for a shock.
@D00FY
13 жыл бұрын
Just saw this movie today. The music from 7:00 is epic. The scene where everybody is walking to down the street in slow mo and just Tom Hanks and the kid are in focus is soo nasty. It put a smile on my face.
@jdkjkjdkjdks
15 жыл бұрын
The movie won an Oscar for best cinematography, no wonder,,
@cbart51
15 жыл бұрын
One of my very fav scenes + soundtrack.. genious.
@riverwolf654
7 ай бұрын
Paul Newman's Irish accent is brilliant and he is an unreal actor
@gustavofernandezb2k637
3 жыл бұрын
For me the Best performance of Tom Hanks.
@claudetteholloway1126
8 ай бұрын
I concur...
@TheSutphen
14 жыл бұрын
What a coward to kill a defenseless woman and her child! To me when someone kills someone else with unequal defense it's an act of cowardess and its pathetic. He should have dealt with his jealously like a man, not a wimp who could only feel superior by killing a woman and child.(this comment is reguarding part 5)
@aewtx
5 жыл бұрын
No. He wanted to kill Michael Jr. because he was a witness to when Conner killed that other guy. When Paul Newman comes in to beat Conner, he says, "I'm sorry, but he would have talked." He ended up killing Peter because he got him mixed up with Michael. It's laid out earlier that they get the two confused with each other. (Paul Newman's character gets it wrong at the wake.) Later, after Peter is killed, the messenger told Michael to take the money and Peter and leave, showing that Conner thought he killed Michael Jr.
@jish55
15 жыл бұрын
Im excited, as I just found out, there might be a continuation comming out in 2010 called Road to Purgatory... and from what I hear, it should be a really good film.
@Davedio
15 жыл бұрын
This small midwestern town was right outside the 3rd-largest city in America (Chicago), so yes, there would be mafia all over the area.
@LSDreamprophecies
7 жыл бұрын
This film will be forgotten in time, but with it stands the justice of Good men
@Davedio
15 жыл бұрын
"This house is not our home anymore...it's just an empty building." This is the life you chose to lead when you work for the mob, and sadly, the consequences of that life.
@writersblock26
Жыл бұрын
Like the family’s once-beautiful and pristine house, Sullivan, too, is now empty. Apart from fear of losing his only other son, he is now only driven by a thirst for vengeance.
@AhndreaSprattling
13 жыл бұрын
I have one thing to say about the Cinematography: Magnificent!
@taylorahern3755
2 жыл бұрын
Aside from all that's amazing, sublime & compelling about this movie...virtually everything, the acting, directing, dialogue, cinematography, locations & the overall theme, along with the moody, meditative & heartfelt musical score...another sub theme to the plot that is clearly obvious yet unspoken (& perhaps implied) is the historically unbroken cultural trait & grim tradition of the Irish killing Irish, often for reasons that are as primitive & tribal as they are ridiculous, asinine & avoidable. For besides the addiction to booze & that sense of clannish pride & security, along with many festering, hyper sensitive psychic wounds of an atavistic nature & which are directly linked to centuries of oppression & terror (thus these scarred psyches that are genetically inherited), the whole phenomenon & history of such internecine warfare & intra-tribal killings amongst the Irish has been an ancient, lingering characteristic that not even a vast separation between the New World & the Old Country & the intervening centuries has been able to entirely heal or eradicate, just mitigate & temper. Glimpses of it are evident in this movie (mostly Irish murdering Irish). And that holds even more true within urban areas that have a very high concentration of those pulsing with green genes, whose DNA is heavily Irish & who happen to be surrounded by those of an identical biological flavor, including all the attendant primal, unsavory & Medieval relics that haven't quite died away, these primeval vestiges of an ancestral past that still roil & simmer below the surface, that genetic lineage that still carries scars & trauma from centuries ago, at times raw & easily intensified, evolving into these nasty & savage psychoses, & following over 1000 years of foreign occupation, subjugation & genocide the memories of which had been programmed at a cellular level, including incessant tribal warfare & violence that was conducted with extreme savagery & viciousness (the type of tribal mayhem & discord unseen in all other parts of Europe save that of the equally tribal western Scottish Highlands!). That unbroken linkage, that visceral connection, those genetic memories of powerful influence & effect, that chain...primordial, emotional, psychological & spiritual...that serves as a link between the present & the past, along with all the hardship, violence, repression, terror & death that was inflicted upon those whose primal fears, rage, thirst for revenge & hatred is still deeply rooted in the DNA patterns of certain modern day Irish Americans (especially those living within certain parts of Boston), all of which usually leads to various activities, wild pastimes, indulgences, biologically driven attributes & fiercely pursued, incorrigibly die hard inclinations that persist for even generations after one's direct forebears disembarked from the boat that brought them to these shores (feelings of terrible vengeance, bursting jealousies, volatile chemical imbalances, pathological animosities, disproportionate grievances & sufferings, outsized grudge nurturing, runaway alcoholism). Such as the Irish killing the Irish, often over reasons that were petty, ludicrous & deeply primitive (having a family dynamic much of the time), the fire & fuel of which can be found in the farthest recesses of the unconscious & which were thoroughly knitted into the genomes hundreds of years ago, undying & surging, unable to be surgically removed, & atavistically activated via great emotional pain, excessive fear, bad insecurities, heightened sensitivity to criticism, animalistic envy, shared tribal outrage/warped family loyalty, creeping forms of oppression, this loony sense of hyperbolic victimization, & the madness of horrific chemical imbalances exacerbated by all that & more (Connor Rooney was definitely terribly bi-polar). And I can attest to all of that via my own personal experience, as I grew up & spent decades living in an area of Boston that is literally the 33rd County of Ireland, completely green drenched (Squantum, Quincy, Dorchester, Milton, Braintree & Weymouth!). Very tribal/insular, toxic, corrosive, unstable, brutally reactionary, precarious & ultra sensitive to outside ridicule & insults (many, not all, as I still carry this deep tribal pride regarding the very region that spawned me, so much that is awesome & wonderful about that slice of Boston). This fantastic, atmospheric & darkly compelling movie touches upon some of what I just wrote, in terms of that less than flattering tradition of the Irish needlessly slaughtering each other.
@xdavanionx
14 жыл бұрын
A great film!
@larma7
16 жыл бұрын
From 6:18 to 7:24, the shots and music are absolutely beautiful.
@roxyross238
3 жыл бұрын
Wow 🤪Amazing film 💞
@MiltonChan
14 жыл бұрын
for both i think it was raining outside. but half the movie its raining :P The rain death scene is beautiful :D
@EtwainJONES
13 жыл бұрын
this movie reminds me of grand theft auto
@gillgamish75
12 жыл бұрын
Thanks for explanation dear, & your last words what I meant. My opinion was "they were must to make a serious deal as a consolation to avoid more bloods in stead of offering money, & offering any amount was like an abasement" but maybe I couldn't explain it well. Thanks again dear...
@Thetrollmaster2000
14 жыл бұрын
lol James Bond is hiding from an old man like a little girl
@bobareebop
10 ай бұрын
"Do not go to Father Callaway". Ouch.
@mydaysrgreen4
16 жыл бұрын
Eirra15 is right, Craig's character is the one who went in and personally shot Hanks' wife and son because he didnt want the older son to squeal. Killing the younger son was a mistake but he didn't realize it. Hence everyone thinks the older son is dead (the one who was the witness); thats why Father Kelley says "take peter and leave" he was under the impression that the older son was murdered.
@mphrdldn
Жыл бұрын
That's right
@Mikenewhouse
17 жыл бұрын
I prefer the Godfather movies, though. I think they are all an absolute masterpiece, but still, I love this movie.
@Maelstrom777
13 жыл бұрын
This house is not our home anymore. Its just, another empty building. - Epic
@arthurbrown9782
5 жыл бұрын
Dope flick!
@thelupoistheman1
13 жыл бұрын
@NashvilleKildCountry, Some of the best cinematography I have ever seen on film, and I have seen a fuckload of movies in my life.
@cbart51
15 жыл бұрын
Then comes McGuire.. hmmm.. will have to rethink that 'fav scene' thang.. LOL.
@misterabel_9017
9 ай бұрын
Imagine your own father telling you, "I curse the day you were born"
@decyx2
16 жыл бұрын
I totally agree. He played the role very well.
@CatieCass
13 жыл бұрын
@soulleskill What happened was, Connor (Newman's son in the film) HATED Mike (Hanks) because his father favored him. So he gave that guy the note telling him to kill Mike, and all debts are paid. The problem was, Michael (Hanks's son) happened to have detention that night, and Connor didn't know that Mike had another son. Not getting a good look at him, he shot the mother Peter, thinking he was Michael. So, Michael lived. Hope this helps! =)
@mphrdldn
Жыл бұрын
Connor knew the other son as he spoke to both of them at the wake. However, both John and Connor joked about not being able to tell the brothers apart.
@TheGimpPimp1
13 жыл бұрын
Did Paul Newman Actually Say The "F" Word..?? Wow..!!!
@Davedio
16 жыл бұрын
Yes, I know the film wasn't made in 1931, but the road has been there for since the 1920's. It looks exactly the same as it did when I last drove on it in 1993 and I've seen pictures of it from the late 1920's. It was resufaced in some areas but nothing else.
@Mike-pb6lw
3 ай бұрын
The messenger, after hearing they killed the younger son , must’ve been wishing he called in sick that day
@larma7
17 жыл бұрын
I didn't think so because the Mob boss (Paul Newman) came to the house in that one scene and talked with the boy......He felt confident that he would not squeal and he trusted him.
@Davedio
16 жыл бұрын
It was NOT all CGI: "A seamless 40-second driving scene in which Sullivan and his son travel to Chicago from the countryside was aided by visual effects. The live-action part was filmed at LaSalle Street, and due to the lack of scenery for part of the drive down LaSalle Street, the background of Balbo Drive was included with visual effects." From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jeff Jensen (2002-07-19). "Killer Instinct", Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2007-06-06.
@mercedesgonzalez1658
Жыл бұрын
1:18 what I wish I could do to my boss.
@piscean60
15 жыл бұрын
love the music that starts @ 6:23 or so-
@senube
14 жыл бұрын
Great scene after 6.09 till Chicago.
@roberdink
2 жыл бұрын
1:25 All of us have wanted to do that, for one reason or another
@jish55
15 жыл бұрын
To them, it's a job to kill, but when it come's to family and friend's, they used to take a vow to never target friend's or family, because it was like shooting a guy in the back to them, it was disrespectful and considered a worse sin to them... so even though mobsters were looked down upon, they had a huge sense of honor.
@crypt10
15 жыл бұрын
in this movie, white is the color of death. you'll notice that in almost every death scene and even symbolic things like the death of innocence
@jackow1986
15 жыл бұрын
Road To Chicago - Thomas Newman
@browilliams
15 жыл бұрын
"Do not go to father Callaway..." ROFL
@mphrdldn
Жыл бұрын
I think Michael may have been better off with the childless farm couple. During their stay at the farm, the wife pointed out Michael Jr's positive attributes to his father. Jr seemed to respond well to them. And no cute smart kid brother to compete with.
@soulleskill
13 жыл бұрын
so the note that said "kill sulivan" the guy that got the note was sapose to kill Sullivan? but didnt, and Newmans son killed sullivans wife and son, so what went wrong? were they all sapost to die? im confuzed and only seen this movie once, can someone explain the first part of my comment? lmao....
@Davedio
15 жыл бұрын
Ever heard of The Untouchables? They were the ONLY police the mob didn't control. That wasn't just a television show/movie, they were real people.
@Davedio
16 жыл бұрын
Yeah, his son DRIVES him crazy... killing the family of his right-hand man, not to mention his "brother"? Rooney is forced to do something he would never want to do otherwise. All because of his psychopath son.
@briggs150
15 жыл бұрын
i agree, water is always involved with each death
@panchovillanueva
16 жыл бұрын
is that the name of the music played when they arrive to chicago???
@69vader
15 жыл бұрын
go white sox !!!!
@KathrynMoncoeurFilms
12 жыл бұрын
That's very true, but somewhat of an odd thing to say when regarding men who murder for a living.
@LibertyAndUnion
4 жыл бұрын
Instead of going to Chicago, he should have went to NY. Joe Bonanno had all sorts of Irish associate's...
@cabo7907
4 жыл бұрын
Thank God That young boy didn't follow either but of those peeps.
@TheGimpPimp1
13 жыл бұрын
@EMUmonster I wonder if Paul Newman ever said "Fuck" in any other film....
@jbvendamme
15 жыл бұрын
Man, I NEVER posted any comment on Utube, but I had to say yours must be the most hilarious I ve ever read!! I think next time u should compare One flew over the cuckoo s nest and Beverlyhills chiwawa!
@kimharris2056
Жыл бұрын
They scared now. They killed Sullivan's wife and son and tried to kill him, they know Mike is on his way to get them.
@KathrynMoncoeurFilms
12 жыл бұрын
No, I know that. And you're completely right. I was simply surprised at your statement because the film concentrates so much on murder, I wasn't paying attention to the fashion. It was a harmless comment.
@Rob7194
16 жыл бұрын
Where were they before they went to Chicargo
@Biscuitchris7again
16 жыл бұрын
Where is it?
@gillgamish75
12 жыл бұрын
04:10 "25000 $ " What a cheap ! They were a wife & a kid...
@nathandrake237
7 жыл бұрын
yeah but you got to consider the action take place around 1930-32 wich means this 25000 is Worth around 350000 today
@ryansmithsonwork
7 жыл бұрын
That was LOT of money back then
@taylorahern3755
5 жыл бұрын
More like 375--385,000 dollars after all inflation and cost of living adjustments (in 2018, 25 Grand back in 1931). Yet still, such money hardly serves as any type of consolation or compensation after the horrific fate that cruelly befell his wife and child, heart shattering and evil as that was (and extremely traumatic). For NO AMOUNT OF MONEY could ever bring them back, or ease the pain and suffering of Michael Sullivan and his surviving son. No amount. Justice was going to be served one way or the other by Michael Sullivan, vengeance was his to exact (and rightfully so).
@Tubincito
12 жыл бұрын
Would everyone stop saying this was underrated, just enjoy the god damn thing
@larma7
16 жыл бұрын
Here's one to challenge: The Oild Derrick explosion in There Will Be Blood
@nantata
15 жыл бұрын
in a way, michael jr brought this on to his whole family. he should not have follwed dad to work.
@Klownius
14 жыл бұрын
All people have substance, and every character in a film should do as well. Which is where Road to Perdition works so well, because every person in it has a great deal of characteristic development. A character who is just "a heartless villain, nothing more" is the product of bad writing and bad acting.
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