Catch Me If You Can (Full Screen Two-Disc Special Edition)
starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen, Nathalie Baye
directed by: Steven Spielberg
directed by: Steven Spielberg
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Product Description:
BASED ON THE TRUE STORY OF FRANK ABAGNALE JR., A SUCCESSFUL CON ARTIST WHO MANAGED TO PASS HIMSELF OFF AS SEVERAL IDENTITIES AND THE FBI AGENT HOT ON HIS TRAIL.
Amazon.com:
An enormously entertaining (if somewhat shallow) affair from blockbusterdirector Steven Spielberg. Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Frank Abagnale, Jr., adazzling young con man who spent four years impersonating an airline pilot, adoctor, and a lawyer--all before he turned 21. All the while he's pursued by adedicated FBI agent named Carl Hanratty (Tom Hanks), whose dogged determinationstays one step behind Abagnale's spontaneous wits. Both DiCaprio and Hanks turnin enjoyable performances and the movie has a bouncy rhythm that keeps itzipping along. However, it never gets under the surface of Frank's drive to losehimself in other identities, other than a simplistic desire to please his father(Christopher Walken, excellent as always), nor does it explore the complexmechanics of fraud with any depth. By the movie's end, it feels like one ofFrank's pilot uniforms--appearance without substance. --Bret Fetzer
BASED ON THE TRUE STORY OF FRANK ABAGNALE JR., A SUCCESSFUL CON ARTIST WHO MANAGED TO PASS HIMSELF OFF AS SEVERAL IDENTITIES AND THE FBI AGENT HOT ON HIS TRAIL.
Amazon.com:
An enormously entertaining (if somewhat shallow) affair from blockbusterdirector Steven Spielberg. Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Frank Abagnale, Jr., adazzling young con man who spent four years impersonating an airline pilot, adoctor, and a lawyer--all before he turned 21. All the while he's pursued by adedicated FBI agent named Carl Hanratty (Tom Hanks), whose dogged determinationstays one step behind Abagnale's spontaneous wits. Both DiCaprio and Hanks turnin enjoyable performances and the movie has a bouncy rhythm that keeps itzipping along. However, it never gets under the surface of Frank's drive to losehimself in other identities, other than a simplistic desire to please his father(Christopher Walken, excellent as always), nor does it explore the complexmechanics of fraud with any depth. By the movie's end, it feels like one ofFrank's pilot uniforms--appearance without substance. --Bret Fetzer
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: 
- An enjoyable happy movie
This is a great movie to watch for several reasons.First, it's an upbeat story of how an FBI agent helps a young man turn his life around from a life of crime to becoming a productive member of society.Second, the musical sound track is one of John Williams' best -- the movie is worth watching just for the sound track alone.Third, the performances of the cast are excellent:Leonardo DiCaprio as Frank Abagnale, the young man, Tom Hanks as the FBI agent, Christopher Walken and Nathalie Baye ... Read More
Rating: - Real life is better than fiction
This film was recommended to me. I was not disappointed. It is incredible to think that there are real people out there that are this clever (a bit scary too). The most amazing thing was to find that his life of crime was so exceptional, that he was able to use his knowledge for good later. An amazing true story and a "must see".
Rating: 
- Cath Me If You Can
This movie had some bad language & some dirty scenes & I threw it in the trash.
Rating: - Great, but.....
This movie is good in many ways because it is true to an actual event that fooled many people.Much time was spent to reconstruct the time elements of the movie to make it seem realistic.But...because of the sexual scene, I wouldn't want to show it to my grandkids.Too bad Hollywood seems bend on including such things in otherwise good family movies.All unnecessary.
Rating: - Pretty Interesting Look At An Impersonator
This is kind of an odd story, another one of those based-on-a-true life tales. This was hyped up a little too much when it came out so I expected more than what the film delivered. However, it was still a decent yarn about a kid who impersonated people in different professions and forged checks along the way. He did all of this in his teenage years.
Leonardo DiCaprio plays his normal cocky role while Tom Hanks is the straight- and-narrow looking FBI man on his trail. Although not a tense ... Read More
- An enjoyable happy movieThis is a great movie to watch for several reasons.First, it's an upbeat story of how an FBI agent helps a young man turn his life around from a life of crime to becoming a productive member of society.Second, the musical sound track is one of John Williams' best -- the movie is worth watching just for the sound track alone.Third, the performances of the cast are excellent:Leonardo DiCaprio as Frank Abagnale, the young man, Tom Hanks as the FBI agent, Christopher Walken and Nathalie Baye ... Read More
- Real life is better than fictionThis film was recommended to me. I was not disappointed. It is incredible to think that there are real people out there that are this clever (a bit scary too). The most amazing thing was to find that his life of crime was so exceptional, that he was able to use his knowledge for good later. An amazing true story and a "must see".
- Cath Me If You CanThis movie had some bad language & some dirty scenes & I threw it in the trash.
- Great, but.....This movie is good in many ways because it is true to an actual event that fooled many people.Much time was spent to reconstruct the time elements of the movie to make it seem realistic.But...because of the sexual scene, I wouldn't want to show it to my grandkids.Too bad Hollywood seems bend on including such things in otherwise good family movies.All unnecessary.
- Pretty Interesting Look At An ImpersonatorThis is kind of an odd story, another one of those based-on-a-true life tales. This was hyped up a little too much when it came out so I expected more than what the film delivered. However, it was still a decent yarn about a kid who impersonated people in different professions and forged checks along the way. He did all of this in his teenage years.
Leonardo DiCaprio plays his normal cocky role while Tom Hanks is the straight- and-narrow looking FBI man on his trail. Although not a tense ... Read More
