Catch Me If You Can
2 Oscar Nominations
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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.
What critics thought
Spielberg's con-man caper landed as a crowd-pleaser almost across the board, with critics singling out DiCaprio's loose, charming performance and a tone that balances breezy comedy with unexpected warmth. The main fault line was pacing — most found the film's 140-minute runtime breezily effortless, while a minority felt it ran out of momentum long before the finish line.
“This is not a major Spielberg film, although it is an effortlessly watchable one”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“not Spielberg's best movie, but one of his smoothest and maybe his friendliest. The colorful cinematography, smart performances and brisk tempo suggest a filmmaker subordinating every other impulse to the task of manufacturing pleasure.”
Mick LaSalle·San Francisco Chronicle
“Catch Me if You Can never takes itself or its subjects too seriously, and contains more genuinely funny material than about 90% of the so-called 'comedies' found in multiplexes these days.”
James Berardinelli·ReelViews.net
“bogged down over 140 minutes. A film that took off like a hare on speed ends like a winded tortoise.”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
Genres
Biography, Crime, Drama
Cast & Crew
DirectorSteven Spielberg
StarringLeonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen, Nathalie Baye
ComposerJohn Williams
Catch Me If You Can
2 Oscar Nominations
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.
What critics thought
Spielberg's con-man caper landed as a crowd-pleaser almost across the board, with critics singling out DiCaprio's loose, charming performance and a tone that balances breezy comedy with unexpected warmth. The main fault line was pacing — most found the film's 140-minute runtime breezily effortless, while a minority felt it ran out of momentum long before the finish line.
“This is not a major Spielberg film, although it is an effortlessly watchable one”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
“not Spielberg's best movie, but one of his smoothest and maybe his friendliest. The colorful cinematography, smart performances and brisk tempo suggest a filmmaker subordinating every other impulse to the task of manufacturing pleasure.”
Mick LaSalle·San Francisco Chronicle
“Catch Me if You Can never takes itself or its subjects too seriously, and contains more genuinely funny material than about 90% of the so-called 'comedies' found in multiplexes these days.”
James Berardinelli·ReelViews.net
“bogged down over 140 minutes. A film that took off like a hare on speed ends like a winded tortoise.”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
Genres
Biography, Crime, Drama
Cast & Crew
DirectorSteven Spielberg
StarringLeonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen, Nathalie Baye
ComposerJohn Williams
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