Sullivan's bond with his son grows deeper as he recovers and Michael comes to realize his father loves him. Michael drives them to a farm because Sullivan was wounded, where a childless elderly couple helps him recover. Rance stalls Sullivan until Maguire enters with a shotgun, killing Rance while Sullivan escapes with Rooney's ledgers. Sullivan is impeded when the mob withdraws its money, so he visits Rooney's accountant Alexander Rance. Maguire tracks Sullivan to a roadside diner, where they seem to converse casually while Michael hides in the car, but Sullivan's instincts send him escaping through the bathroom, before he punctures Maguire's car tire and drives off with Maguire shooting at him.Īware of the hit man now, Sullivan begins robbing banks that hold the Outfit's money, hoping to trade it for Connor, teaching Michael to drive so he can get them away.
Rooney, listening next door with Connor, reluctantly allows Nitti to dispatch freelance killer Harlen Maguire, who doubles as a crime scene photographer, to kill Sullivan, but forbids them to kill his son Michael, despite the risks down the road. He offers to work for the Chicago Outfit in exchange for permission to kill Connor, but Nitti rejects the offer. Sullivan and Michael flee Rock Island and head to Chicago to meet Frank Nitti. He hears the shots, and stays hidden as he sees Connor leave. Connor has been there before him, killing Sullivan's wife, Annie, and their younger son Peter just as Michael arrives home late from school after detention. The letter reads "Kill Sullivan and all debts are paid," and he rushes home. Calvino reads it then reaches for his revolver, but Sullivan kills both Calvino and his bodyguard.
Then he sends Sullivan to collect a debt from a speakeasy owner Tony Calvino.Ĭonnor, jealous and afraid, sends a letter with Sullivan for Calvino. At a meeting with his mob associates, Rooney pointedly humiliates Connor after he halfheartedly apologizes for McGovern's murder. The next day Rooney visits the house to intimidate the boy, and Michael soon begins acting out. Michael's shocked reaction gives him away and the boy is sworn to secrecy. McGovern steadfastly denies that his brother stole anything from the mob before implying Connor was responsible, and Connor shoots him on the spot before Sullivan shoots the other witnesses.
Rooney sends Connor and Sullivan to talk with McGovern, while twelve-year-old Michael watches through a hole in the wall, after hiding in the back of the family car. Speaking at his brother's wake, Rooney's associate Finn McGovern insinuates that Rooney is responsible for his brother's death. Rooney has come to love Sullivan more than his own biological son, the rash and unpredictable Connor. was orphaned and then raised by Irish mob boss John Rooney in Rock Island, Illinois, and he is now his most fearsome enforcer, unknown to his own children. The film begins and ends in 1931 during the Great Depression with a voiceover from Michael Sullivan, Jr., speaking about his father. In addition to Hall's win for cinematography, the film earned five Academy Awards nominations, including Best Supporting Actor for Newman. The film was well-received by critics, who mainly praised the direction and visuals, performances (particularly of Hanks, Newman, and Law), cinematography, themes and setting. Road to Perdition was released on July 12, 2002, and eventually grossed over $181 million worldwide. The film explores several themes, including the consequence of violence and father-son relationships. Hall took advantage of the environment to create symbolism for the film, for which he won several awards, including a posthumous Academy Award for Best Cinematography. Mendes, having recently finished 1999's acclaimed American Beauty, pursued a story that had minimal dialogue and conveyed emotion in the imagery. The plot takes place in 1931, during the Great Depression, following a mob enforcer and his son as they seek vengeance against a mobster who murdered the rest of their family.įilming took place in the Chicago area. The film stars Tom Hanks, Paul Newman (in his final live-action theater film acting role), Jude Law, and Daniel Craig. The screenplay was adapted by David Self from the graphic novel of the same name written by Max Allan Collins and illustrated by Richard Piers Rayner. Road to Perdition is a 2002 American neo-noir period crime drama film directed by Sam Mendes.
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