I really should give Road to Perdition another try and see if I can convince myself it’s better than “fine.” I like your take that it’s Hanks is playing against his type in artful and challenging ways as opposed to just miscast.

I’m sure “quirky suicide attempts” aren’t for all tastes, but if the trailers had mentioned “Tom Hanks constantly tries to kill himself, it’s funny while it’s sad” I would’ve been significantly more likely to make an effort to see it than the thing I mainly remember from those trailers, that is, “cranky old man is vocally annoyed that a dog pees–just pees–on the sidewalk.” Might have to catch up with it.