MOVIE - CATCH ME IF YOU CAN - Review Rating $$$$$ $$$$ (OUT OF 10)
STARRING - Leonardo DiCaprio (Frank W. Abagnale Jr.), Tom Hanks (FBI Agent), Jennifer Garner, Martin Sheen, Christopher Walken (Frank W. Abagnale Sr.), Amy Adams and James Brolin.
DIRECTOR - Steven Spielberg
The movie is based on the book, by Frank W. Abagnale Jr., Catch Me If You Can: The Amazing True Story of the Most Extraordinary Liar. Abagnale was a con artist/forger extraordinary and the youngest person ever put on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List.
Abagnale's audacity, is what keeps Catch Me If You Can, a rollicking affair. If you didn't know it was based on true events you probably wouldn't believe the story and thus lose interest in the tale quickly. How could so many people be taken in by a teenager? The answer, which is as true today as it was in the 1960's (when the story takes place) is that people see what they want to see.
There's a great line in the film that eloquently sums up Abagnale's true nature. In a letter to his father, Abagnale writes, "You told me an honest man has nothing to fear. I am trying not to be afraid". What's remarkable about that admission, besides the irony, is that it is one of the few instances where Abignale looks closely at himself in the mirror. The desire to delude oneself, and others, is another family trait that Abignale processes in large quantities.
An entertaining movie, with a broader message, Catch Me If You Can should be caught by you at the earliest opportunity.
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