Catch Me If You Can

Pros: Fast paced, fresh and exciting. Almost has the 60's flair of Our Man Flint.
Cons: Tom Hanks character didn't develop as hoped. Don't read the book first.

I hope you can find time to view this fast paced, fresh and exciting new movie featuring Leonardo DiCaprio as teen-aged con-man Frank Abagnale, Jr. Whether jetting across the country impersonating a Co-Pilot for a major airline, supervising a staff of...

Pros: Visually captures the feel of the 60's. Christopher Walken.
Cons: The movie is a bit long.

Based on the true life story of conman Frank Abagnale this movie wonderfully captures the feel of the late 60's. Directed by Steven Spielberg, the premise of the movie does seem to be pretty farfetched. In the movie Leonardo DiCaprio plays Abagnale who...

Pros: Good performances, engaging, and fun
Cons: I had to sit really close to the screen

Crime doesn’t pay – unless of course you’re really good at it.

People have always delighted in the exploits of those individuals that flout convention (and the occasional law) often living vicariously through them. How else can...

Pros: exceptional acting, famous actors, how much I had to pay to get in...
Cons: unrealistic plot

It was a Saturday night and I didn’t feel like staying home with my wife and daughter in front of the tv set watching Bill Cosby. Instead, I came online to check the show times of a long-time anticipated movie: Catch Me If You Can. My wife and I had...

Pros: This isn't a feel-good movie, it's a feel-great movie.
Cons: Normally brilliant Tom Hanks is a disappointing throwaway here.

“To Tell The Truth” – a fitting game show to open the story of the one of the world’s best liars. To tell the truth – a daunting task for a filmmaker trying to adapt this story. According to the credits, Catch Me If You Can is based...

Pros: Compelling story, solid performances, nearly universal appeal.
Cons: Could have explored more of Abagnale's life (especially later)

Preface

A few years ago, one or another of my professors in an interpersonal communications class played an audio tape of Frank W. Abagnale, Jr. telling the story of his criminal exploits.

I was riveted to my seat. Not only...

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Cons: You are a woman in a Spielberg film. Which dustbin do you pick?

Frank Abagnale's illustrious con career began at 16, impersonating a substitute teacher in order to revenge himself upon a student who physically dissed him in front of a pretty female in a hallway. While his parents are discussing the matter with the...

Pros: Fun story, Leo does a good job
Cons: Retro-ending

Directed with admirable restraint by Spielberg, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN is a fun holiday movie that stars Leonardo DiCaprio in the title role of true life teen con artist Frank Abagnale Jr. and Tom Hanks as FBI agent, Carl Hanratty.

Given the dark...

Pros: Based on a true story, nice set and props throughout the movie
Cons: I don't believe it tells the whole story

I watched this movie about a week ago and I will say that it is the best I have seen recently. If I did not know this was based on a true story I would not have believed it. After watching the movie I was so interested in the actual story that I went...

Pros: Enjoyable! Great actors and acting!
Cons: A little unbelievable.

Is Tom Hanks ever in a bad movie??? He does an awesome job as does Leo (who is cute as ever). The story moves at an enjoyable pace however if you have seen the trailer you kinda know alot about the story and can get a little bored. I really liked the...

Pros: Excellent production values
Cons: Nothing worth mentioning

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN is, as you probably heard by now, the memoirs of real-life con man Frank Abagnale, who cut a very impressive swath in the 1960s, when he was barely voting age. Leonardo DiCaprio is Abagnale, Tom Hanks plays Carl Hanratty, the FBI...

Pros: Very interesting plot
Cons: They went back and forth in time, it confused me a bit.

This movie overall was very good! The plot, the acting, everything....well a few times in the movie they go back and forth between time periods, this confused me a bit. But after a while I caught on.

It was very interesting in that it amazed...

Pros: Excellent performances. The movies atmosphere
Cons: Doesn't get the surprising climax you might expect.

First of all, I'm not a real Dicaprio fan. Most of the time I think he's miscast. A good example is perhaps this films biggest box-office-enemy: "Gangs of New York" , Dicaprio was completely miscast. True my epinion it felt like he was the totally wrong...

Pros: continuous and engaging flow
Cons: a bit long and predictable

With all of its faults, it was still an entertaining movie. Leonardo Dicaprio was convincing and fit his part. He seemed to mature and age subtly as the film progressed. Christopher Walken appeared in a smaller role as one of his usual portrayals, but...

Pros: moves fast, good plot, interesting characters
Cons: a little long

I saw this movie by myself this weekend because my wife/kids wanted to see the Thornburrys. I didn't realize that the movie was almost 2.5 hours! My wife had to wait almost an hour for me to get out of this movie.

Although the movie was...