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Summary: Average Caper Comedy--Based on a True Story.
Review: Steven Spielberg's done it again! Tom Hanks has done it again! What have they done again? The same movie. But don't get me wrong! I enjoyed Catch Me if You Can--I enjoyed it so much I watched it twice. That is saying a lot when you didn't really enjoy it so much the first time around. I just had to make sure, I guess. Catch Me If You Can is about Frank Abagnale [Leonardo DiCaprio], a sixteen-year-old boy who, after his parents divorce, runs away and becomes a pilot. The catch is, he's only 16. He forges and photo-copies a few documents, peels some stickers off of a toy airplane, and voila! He is a certified pilot. He does that for a while and is rolling in cash, but after the pilot gig gets old, he samples living the lives of a doctor, lawyer, and FBI agent--which is ironic because, you know, he is being chased by agents. Anyhow, the leader of these frenzied feds is one Tom Hanks, playing the same character, once again, that he is (in some variation, of course) in all of his movies. There is a particularly poignant scene in which Frank, lonely on Christmas Eve, calls up his pursuer to chat. Hanks, quick to his little game, exclaims, "You called me because you've got no one else to call!" There's more irony for you--Hanks is sitting all alone at his desk in an empty office on Christmas Eve, too. Overall, Catch Me If You Can is a movie you see once or twice, think, "Hey, that was all right," but probably won't go back to time and again, because it's all about the thrill, you know. I suggest renting it from Blockbuster, if you haven't seen it yet, watching it a couple of times, and then buying it--but ONLY if you really feel the need. What can I say? This movie, like I said, is all about the thrill. Who really watches run of the mill thrillers over and over? DiCaprio and Hanks are perfectly cast for this movie of the moment, and Christopher Walken makes an appearance as Frank's father. Overall, an average caper comedy--based on a true story.
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Summary: Catch Me If You Can is Great!
Review: Catch Me If You Can is a great movie capturing the great costumes of the 60s (again, I'm a Costume Master for Drama), with great actors, great plots, and great all-around enjoyment. This is a movie the way they were supposed to be. Favorite part? When the time goes off and all those girls turn around to tan.
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Summary: A great movie, awesome actors!
Review: I have only seen this movie once, but I loved it! It had me laughing, crying, and cringing. The actors Leo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks are superb, with a very Hunter/Hunted feel. I would love to see this movie again, having read the book, which was majorly different. Highly recommended, a movie covering all bases.
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Summary: fun
Review: this movie had some very memorable scenes and the scene where frank pretends to
be his high school french teacher has multiple memorable moments. christopher walken and leonardo have a very unique acting exchange in this movie. they work well together, it seems.
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Summary: kinda bored and cliched. nothing special.
Review: a mediocre movie without any special merit to praise for. mucho media hypes to lure people to buy tickets to watch this so-so movie. dicaprio didn't fit into this role in the least way and not too convincing and believable. he just looked too young to be acceptable as a gifted con man. almost everything in this movie looked pretentious and unreal. don't know why so many thumbs were up for this somehow bored to death movie.
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Summary: Chemistry between Hunter and Hunted
Review: An elegantly constructed and intriguing movie that has me ordering the book this story is based on as well as the musical sound track - yes, I liked this a lot! Young Frank Avagnale begins his con game posing as a substitute teacher when family circumstances change and he finds himself in public school. At lose ends when his parents break up, he constructs an outrageously glamourous, high flying life, supporting himself with bad checks. The chemistry between the hunter (Tom Hanks) and the hunted (Leonardo DiCaprio) ads an element of reality to the outlandish movements of the young criminal. Thanks to the cleverly interspersed flashbacks, there is no illusion that the criminal will eventually win this game. And since Frank eventually DOES use his brain legally, a worthwhile moral lesson is contained within.-Mamalinda
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Summary: Great Movie
Review: I love this movie from the beginning to the end. It shows how Frank Abignale learned how to con people from the first day in class to witnessing his father smooth-talk people and how he made use of his activity before he was twenty-one. Although he was a criminal, he was a smart one at that. He made sure that he kept his tracks covered giving Hanratty the chase of his life. However, it was Hanratty who would prevail in changing Abignale and his behavior. This movie was good from the beginning. The scenery for the decade was on target and not out of place. The fashions were eclectic, stylish, and colorful. Both Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks were great in their roles.
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Summary: Great!!
Review: This is one of the most interesting movies I've ever seen. It really gives you a glimpse into the life of a criminal--the lies, deceit, the little games they have to play. I thought it was really interesting to see how one clever man could do SO MUCH and still no one could catch him. Great acting, great story, great movie. Definitely recommend.
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Summary: Spielberg at the Top of His Game
Review: A personal film for Spielberg since he began his career in a vacant office (that he saw while on a tour) at Universal studios where he set up a (phony) office and pretended his way to fame and fortune. The divorce theme from most of his movies figures promenently here too, as he grew up a child of divorce. This is a very funny DRAMA, not a true comedy. This is based on a true story and is truly entertaining.
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Summary: Entertaining UNLESS you've read the book!
Review: I read this book before the movie came out, and Spielberg butchered the great story. The movie omits many of the best stories in the book, or twists and abuses them into inoffensive fluff, wrenching away their original intrigue. Spielberg confabulated a relationship between the lead and the FBI agent to make a better story, but it made both characters seem like woebegone fools.HOWEVER, my friends who didn't read the book tended to like it. I recommend you read the book instead--it's the first book in years that I couldn't put down until I had finished it. But if you don't like to read, then feel free to watch the movie and you probably won't be dissapointed.
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