Essential Paul Newman - page 2

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Eager for revenge, Johnny takes a tip from his dying partner and seeks out mutual friend Gondorff, a consummate master of the long con.

Gondorff rouses himself from his alcoholic inertia and agrees to help Johnny take down the despicable Lonnegan, conscripting an army of grifters ready to avenge their friend's death.

The labyrinthine plot, which is stuffed with false leads, red herrings, and a double-cross-a-minute, involves a fake bookie joint, a very persistent FBI agent, a bunch of corrupt cops, and one shifty dame.

Box-office success did strike a second time as it went on gross $160 million as well as being a big critical hit. It was nominated for ten Oscars, winning seven including Best Picture and Best Director for George Roy Hill.

Road to Perdition

Starring alongside Tom Hanks Road to Perdition was his last big acting role back in 2002, a film which still remains one of the best gangster movies in the genre.

Hanks stars as Michael Sullivan, a quiet hit man who is duty bound to Mafia boss John Rooney (Newman). The mobster's close bond with Sullivan, however, leads Rooney's jealous blood son, Connor (Daniel Craig), to orchestrate a tragic series of events that results in Sullivan on the run with his 12-year-old son, Michael Jr.

Soon an unscrupulous crime photographer/assassin named Maguire (Jude Law) is sent after Sullivan and his son, and Sullivan must decide on a course of action as young Michael comes to terms with his father's violent way of life.

FemaleFirst Helen Earnshaw