How do messes like this get made? I guess the book was probably pretty good and Mendes thought he could bring it to life on the screen. WRONGO! SPOILERS. The kid sneaking in the back seat was just too contrived. How many banks does Hanks' character have to hit before the mob gets wise and places some hitman to whack him? (That was just plain silly). The forced comic relief of the driving lessons was bad. If Newman's character loved Mike Sullivan's family that much we need much more turmoil to justify his protection of Connor. Much more time/effort/character development was needed to buy into that. And though I could have overlooked it if the film had been better overall, Hanks is simply unconvincing as a mobster.
Review of Road to Perdition
