Review of Catch Me If You Can (2002) by Kevin M. W — 12 Nov 2015
Leo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks and Christopher Walken in what may be Spielberg's best film about a young con artist who bamboozles millions by what might be best termed our willingness to be bamboozled. Without much of a hook what the work hangs on is the inner child in us all, whoever we are, who simply wants to be loved.
Chris Walken steals the film as the father, not so perfect, flawed to the nth degree and yet loving. Hanks is the stepdad, uncomfortable in his role and yet trying the best he can, and DiCaprio is the gifted child somehow left behind, wondering how it is that he got that way.
A work to rip your heart out.
This review of Catch Me If You Can (2002) was written by Kevin M. W on 12 Nov 2015.
Catch Me If You Can has generally received very positive reviews.
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