Catch me if you can:
Another Dicaprio film and it's only February!
Synopsis: Frank William Abergnale Jr, has gone on the run from his disintregrating family, along the way he decides to impersonate pilots, doctors and lawyers while at the same time conning banks out of million of dollars. Agent Carl Handratty is on Franks trail and means to catch him no matter what.
| Director : | Steven Spielberg |
| Starring : | Leonardo Dicaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken |
| Frank Abergnale Jr in 1963 embarked on an adventure only few of us would have the guts to do. He started passing himself off in successive order as a pilot, a doctor and then a lawyer. During this period he was also busy forging checks and generally living the life of riley and he was only seventeen! | |
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This film to me was almost a male fantasy put on screen, loads of beautiful women, a flash car and loads of money. I was rooting for Frank all through the film and not his arch-enemy Carl Handratty portrayed by Tom Hanks. One thing I enjoyed was the references to the time priod this film is set in, like showing Frank watching a Bond movie and suddenly mirroring himself after James Bond, the fact that when Carl Handratty discovers that he reads comics he automatically assumes that he must be a kid! and the total lack of any kind of tape recorders by the FBI to record incoming calls. The film does show a consequence to Franks actions but that is soon overshadowed by subsequent events which I will not spoil for you. This film is given more weight by the fact that this is all based on real life events. To cut a long story short Catch me if you can is a decent enough movie with a number of memorable scenes. |
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Watch out for Christopher Walken's scene stealing portrayal of Frank Abergnale Senior. Well I am off to find a copy of the real life Abergnale's book. This movie scores a 6.5/10 See ya later, Shazam! |
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