did not care for this one.
spielberg's direction is great, the performance are standardly good but my god is it slow for a cat and mouse chase.
for the life of me i can't be engage when the movie walks like a block of cement.where is the punchy editing? the score is unmemorable and really, it doesn't feel like it tried. its good when dramatic scenes happen because its sweeping melancholy fits the scene but when you have the fbi chasing a teenager throughout america, the music just doesn't do it for me as well as the editing.
Catch Me If You Can
The true story of a real fake.
Rating
2.5 (2)
Release Date
12/16/2002Runtime
141 minsOverview
A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI agent makes it his mission to put him behind bars. But Frank not only eludes capture, he revels in the pursuit.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$52,000,000Revenue
$352,114,312Homepage
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How It Feels
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A cat-and-mouse game between a charming young con artist and the FBI agent determined to catch him, where the real chase is less about crime and more about two people recognizing something of themselves in each other.
Mood
WistfulPlayfulTense
Themes
IdentityRedemptionObsession
Pacing
Steady
Look
NaturalisticHandheld
Structure
Framed flashback
Heads up
Addiction
Leonardo DiCaprio
Frank Abagnale Jr.
Tom Hanks
Carl Hanratty
Christopher Walken
Frank Abagnale
Martin Sheen
Roger Strong
Nathalie Baye
Paula Abagnale
Amy Adams
Brenda Strong
James Brolin
Jack Barnes
Brian Howe
Earl Amdursky
Frank John Hughes
Tom Fox
Steve Eastin
Paul Morgan
Chris Ellis
Special Agent Witkins
John Finn
Assistant Director Marsh
Reviews
Now make a movie about Steven Spielberg chasing the real Frank around after finding out most of this wasn't actually true.
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