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Summary: DIET SPIELBERG MOVIE
Review: Diet as in not as phat as his more recent films like "Minority Report", "A. I.", and the revamp'd "E T". Don't get me wrong I liked this movie, notice the 4 stars. "Minority Report" was a phat movie, it was a movie to see on the BIG screen. It was mind blowing and just a cool futuristic flick with an intriguing story. This film had a good story, however less than mind blowing in most other departments. "E T" was a phat movie, it is one of the biggest movies ever. I never thought there needed to be additional footage dug up from 20 years ago, but hey that was cool. "E T" is BIG screen material. This movie is not likely to go down in history with Rudolph. "A. I." was phat as in just plain bloated. No additional comment on that film. This movie displays good performances, an interesting ("inspired by a true story") story, and is well paced for the type of movie it is. If you haven't.. catch Leo while you can in "GANGS OF NEW YORK" it's epic Scorsese. Also Leo gives a fine performance in that film as well. So if you wanna kick back and take in a lite Spielberg movie with no artificial flavors, colors or intelligences for that matter.. "CATCH ME IF YOU CAN" is your ticket.
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Summary: Leo's Best Role
Review: Catch Me If You Can is based on the true story of an amazing teenage runaway who successfully posed as an airline pilot, physician, and lawyer, and cashed millions of dollars in bad checks, all before he was 18!Leonardo DiCaprio is utterly charming as the clever Frank Abagnale, Jr. His considerable poise and confidence charm us immediately. Hanks plays his part as the FBI agent pleasantly enough, with a mysterious accent (I'll guess Boston). That the two became friends in real life is believable, because they both seem like such nice people. Christopher Walken plays Frank's troubled father in his typically eerie way. Speilberg recreates the 60's well and the script is riveting. There are many smiles and chuckles along the way, although I consider this a drama, not a comedy. It would have been more suspenseful if we did not know how it would end at the beginning. This is a very pleasant film that showcases the talented and adorable Leonardo DiCaprio. Enjoy!
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Summary: Highly entertaining, very slick, and good laughs
Review: This film really is all about Leo. It was interesting to see how Hanks doesn't really steal any scenes away or move the movie focus in his direction. Leo is confident in this and truly plays a role that I think was just perfect for him. As Frank Abagnale Jr., his relationship with the Sr. version is something that is very interesting to watch as this is being setup earlier in the movie. This father-son duo are very close and it's great to watch. The small exchage they have after the first time that Jr. get's in trouble at school give you a great smile b/c you feel that these two really do think alike. The creative ways in which Jr. avoids trouble and the fbi is wonderful to see considering how quick-thinking Leo is in his ability to get his way out anything! It's fast paced, doesn't linger on too much, but you don't feel like anything needs to be explained any more. It's over 2 hours but it really doesn't feel like it. A wonderful film for the holidays with a lesson learned and nothing but a smile on your face as you leave the theatre.
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Summary: Excellent Story - if you can last till the end
Review: I didn't know what to expect when I ventured to this movie other than I'm not normally a big DiCaprio fan. I can say now that this stellar cast and producers have put forth a strong showing, that is, if you can last through the nearly three hours. Pay attention so you don't get lost with the foreshadowing. I believe it is necessary to help set up the ending of the film but I think it was also longer than necessary. Without getting into details to spoil the story, I was impressed that it was based upon a real story and that the time period seemed to be somewhat authentic and not overly played, particularly with Southern locales. I recommend the movie if you have around 3 hours to kill and enjoy a story about the ability to turn a sour life into one that is redeeming. There's a lot of psychology and sociology in the film that begs to be used as examples for discussion at the collegiate level. I can't wait for the DVD - it'll be added to my collection.
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Summary: amazing
Review: I thouroughly enjoyed "Catch Me If You Can." I recently read the book and found that the movie was just about word for word the same story that the book told. Although several incidences were not featured in the movie, it was pretty much in sync with the book. Had everything been shown it would have been a 3 and a half hour movie. I felt that Hanks, DiCaprio, and Walken were incredible actors, and played their characters very well. I will say that if you haven't read the book, it may seem a little drawn out, however, coming from a person that's read it, it could have been an hour longer just to add every last amaxing detail of Abagnale's life. Overall it was an awesome movie and far from a waste of time.
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Summary: Entertaining Movie!
Review: Even if you didn't like Spielberg's A.I. (like a previous reviewer), I think you'll be pleasantly entertained by the superb acting of Hanks and Leonardo. Martin Sheen's performance as the future father-in-law of "Frank Conners, M.D." is well done. Fast paced and fun to watch, "Catch Me If You Can" is worth the evening admission price. Christopher Walken's portrayal of young Frank's father is as good a performance as any I've ever seen of him. Go see it, and write a nice review for Amazon.com's site!
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Summary: Making A Dishonest Living
Review: CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, the latest opus so far from the cinema's greatest living director Steven Spielberg, is a highly inventive crime caper movie based on real life. Leonardo DiCaprio portrays Frank Abagnale, a kid from Long Island who ran away from a broken home and worked his way to riches by impersonating everyone from airline pilots to doctors to lawyers and forging checks to the tune of $4 million during a three-year spree in the 1960s. Tom Hanks, reliable as always, portrays Carl Hanratty, the FBI man hot on his trail from coast to coast who eventually tracks him down in France. The process by which DiCaprio is able to manage not only to forge checks but also his own identity is done with considerable wit and humor; and the cat-and-mouse game between him and Hanks closely resembles Hitchcock at his prime. Spielberg obviously identified with Abagnale and his saga, since the director himself told some pretty tall tails in his youth to break into Hollywood, including lying about his age. As a result, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, like a lot of Spielberg's work, has a deep personal resonance to it. But Spielberg also devotes time to Hanks' FBI agent's dilligence in pursuing the elusive Abagnale. The film's witty title sequence, made to look like the film itself was actually made in the early 1960s, and John Williams' jazzy score (in the manner of Henry Mancini's great film scores from the 60s), prove to be the icing on the cake. Long and deliberately paced but never dull, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN is one of the best films of 2002, and yet another great movie in the Spielberg canon.
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Summary: MediaGab Review
Review: Based on a true story, Catch Me if You Can is a story about a run-away teenager who learns how to deceive the banks and stay one step ahead the FBI by cashing fake checks and faking his professional credentials as a doctor, lawyer and a co-pilot. Frank W. Abagnale (Leonardo DiCaprio) runs away from home after he learns that he has to choose who he wants to live with when his parents decide to get a divorce. To support himself he tries writing checks to pay for hotels and food. But after the checks start to bounce he learns how to fake a check so that the bank will cash them. He does this by pretending he is a co-pilot for a major airline. Learning how the company operates he figure out how to forge a payroll check from the airline. He is able to stay ahead of the banks and stay ahead of the FBI. FBI Agent Carl Hanratty (Tom Hanks) is in charge of bringing Frank in. Carl though is always one step behind. The movie is based in the 1960's before computers. It is amazing to me that Frank did all of this without computers. The story line in this movie went a little long. I felt that there were a lot of parts that could have been cut from the movie to make it move more smoothly. But the movie was solid and entertaining. It had a few comedy segments that made the movie more enjoyable. I rate this movie a 4 out of 5 stars.
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Summary: More than expected from the preview---very touching comedy!
Review: When I came out of the theatre, my eyes were moist with tears. This movie was supposedly a comedy for the Christmas holidays yet it touched deeply those who came from so-called "dysfunctional" family(statisacally more than a half of the American families) with the hurt and disappointments. The movie revolves around the X-mas time with which most of us associate the happy times of our lives, yet for some, those were the painful and sad times. The superb performance of Christopher Walken as the father of Frank, Jr. (played by DiCaprio) was very moving and certainly deserves an Ocscar contention. DiCaprio fits the role perfectly with his boyish charm on the screen. The director Spielberg brought more than a light hearted comedy which can vanish intantly after the movie, and this one will stay with me (and other viewers,I hope) for a long time.
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Summary: What a fantastic story!
Review: The music as directed by John Williams for this movie is great. Whoever chose the other recordings did a marvelous job suiting them to the situation.
Tom Hanks has again portrayed an older, mature character as he did in ON THE ROAD TO PERDITION. He is still a fantastic actor.
This true story shows just how a parent can harm his/her own child through miscommunication. If the warped father and unfaithful mother had not been the way they were (so selfish), then we would not have had this story -- thus the movie -- to enjoy and "hurt a little" along with the main character. I hope he has a wonderful life now.
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