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Catch Me If You Can 2002 |
Review by Jonathan Cornwell |
Directed by Steven Spielberg
PG-13, 140 min. (some sexual content, brief language) |
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Starring: Leonardo DeCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Nathalie Baye, Amy Adams, Martin Sheen
Producers: Steven Spielberg, Walter F. Parkes
Screenplay: Jeff Nathanson
Cinematography: Janusz Kaminski
Distributor: Dreamworks Films
Released: 12.25.02 (Wide) |
Rating:
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For Steven Spielberg, whose last four films (Minority Report, A.I., Saving Private Ryan, Amistad) were dark, serious affairs,
Catch Me If You Can is like a reprieve to take a break and simply enjoy directing a breezy, fun picture. It's obvious,
too, when viewing the film that he loves every relaxed minute of it, from the period detail to the light-hearted humor that
springs forth in many scenes. The film is a comedy/drama, set in the 1960s when people were more naive than today,
still recovering from the relative innocence of the 1950s. It's based on a true story about a con artist, Frank Abagnale Jr.,
who became one of the FBI's most wanted before the age of 19. Spielberg's innate ability to craft such material on-screen
makes Catch Me If You Can one of the year's most enjoyable pictures.
© 2002 Jonathan Cornwell
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 | Masterpiece - Film perfection |
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| Good - Highly Recommended |
| Fair - Worth seeing |
| Average - Viewable, but not recommended |
| Below average - View at own risk |
| Poor - Avoid at all costs |
| Very poor - An embarassment to the film industry |
| Zero | Awful - One of the worst films ever made |
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