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《毀滅之路》是美國導演薩姆·門德斯(Sam Mendes)2002年根據同名漫畫改編的黑幫電影。影片一改以往同類電影黑白分明或注重刻畫黑幫頭子(如《教父》和《紐約黑幫》)的手法，從一個少年的角度觀察并展現了黑幫中的人際關系和心理活動。影片由多位大牌明星擔綱主演，如湯姆·漢克斯(TomHanks)、保羅·紐曼(Paul Newman)、裘德·洛(dudeLaw)和丹尼爾·克雷格(Daniel Orai8)等。他們對人物的表現細膩而深刻，為電影大大增色。

The setting is a small town of Irish immigrants near Chicago in 1931， one ofthe Depression years in America. Michael Sullivan， Sr is a professionalkiller fiercely loyal to John Rooney， his surrogate father and a gentlemanlymob leader who brought him up and gave his family a big house， but he neverallows his“Angel of Death”image to affect his happy family life——he is the lovinghusband for Annie and the doting father of two adolescent sons， Michael Sullivan，Jr and Peter.c His sons， however， are curious about what he does for Rooney， for itseems he never leaves home without carrying a gun. One day， Michael Sullivan， insneaks into the car his father Sullivan is driving on a mission with Connor，Rooney's ruthless and hot-tempered son by birth2. When Connor loses his controland kills the man his father told him just to“talk to”， Sullivan has to help himknock off3 the others on the scene. Michael， the accidental witness to the scene ofbrutality， is devastated by what he saw.