Catch Me If You Can Review

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Over their long careers, Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks have been in a number of high quality movies. While DiCaprio hasn't won too many significant awards, he has won a Golden Globe and Hanks has won a couple of Oscars in his career for Best Actor. For whatever reason, Hanks has seen a noticeable dip in the movies he's been appearing in over the past several years, while DiCaprio has continued to receive good roles in popular and well received films. With that being said, "Catch Me If You Can" is a film that features both Hanks and DiCaprio at the top of their games and shows why these two are viewed as more than credible actors.
"Catch Me If You Can" is a film based on the life of Frank Abignale Jr. (DiCaprio) in the 1960′s. Frank is a teenager who runs away from home after not being able to choose which parent he was going to live with as they planned their divorce. He spends the years after that on the move around the world. Using some of the techniques that he learned from his father Frank Sr. (Christopher Walken), he travels around conning people out of millions as he writes fraudulent checks and pretends to have various professions in order to make his money. During this time, he poses as an airline pilot, a doctor, a lawyer, and even a high school student. As he becomes more and more successful, his antics eventually catch the eye of the FBI. Led by FBI agent Carl Hanratty (Tom Hanks), the FBI goes on a long and eventful quest to find this intelligent master of disguise.
This is a movie that heavily relies on its clever and intelligent story. It doesn't hurt to have someone like Steven Spielberg behind the camera handling the duties of director. The film is well crafted, stylish, and fast paced. It feels as if there are very little plot holes or issues that can get in the way of this smooth and well constructed film based on actual events.
Tom Hanks fits the character that he portrays and shows his ability to adjust as an actor in this film. He seemed to be perfect for the part in terms of the look and attitude that he is able to project onto the screen. I also have to take note of DiCaprio's acting job which also sees him in a very comfortable role that seemed to be suited for his abilities.
The character that we see DiCaprio play is a kid. While we see the adventurous lifestyle, the women, and the cat and mouse chase between Abignale and the FBI, we also get to see the constant dreams of an idealistic kid as we witness the interactions between him and his father throughout a good portion of the film. Abignale is simply a youngster who is constantly trying to please his father no matter what. He also dreams of his family being back together again one day, but doesn't completely know what's going on in the lives of his parents or the trouble that he's gotten himself into with law enforcement.
"Catch Me If You Can" is a light and fun film that is part drama and part comedy. It shows the life of a young man who's best asset was being able to live a lie which allowed him to get away with a lot of things for about five years. In both reality and in the film, Frank Jr. seemed to be pretty smart. This movie shows you that and some as we are introduced to several different people and the many adventures that he had during his run on the opposite side of the law. "Catch Me If You Can" deserves to be included along with the other high quality films that DiCaprio and Hanks (and Spielberg) have been involved in. If you haven't seen it, you should. This is something that anyone of just about any age can watch and find entertaining.
Score: 8/10
Rating: PG-13
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast:
Leonardo DiCaprio
Tom Hanks
Christopher Walken
Amy Adams
Martin Sheen
Nathalie Baye
Film Length: 141 minutes
Release Date: December 25, 2002
Distributor: Dreamworks
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