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“Why do you think New York always wins?” Frank Abagnale (Christopher Walken) once asked his son.
“Because they have Mickey Mantle?” his son, Frank, Jr. (Leonardo DiCaprio) answered.
“Nope — because the other team can’t take their eyes off the pinstripes,” Frank, Sr. answers. And with that, Frank Abagnale, Jr. got his first lesson in the art of distraction.
After his father loses everything to the IRS and his mom leaves in search of greener pastures, sixteen-year-old Frank runs off to make enough money to get his parents back together. Instead of doing it the traditional way, though, Frank uses his head (and a few of the tricks he learned from his dad) to do it the fun way. He impersonates an airline pilot and flies around the world for free. He forges diplomas and practices medicine and law. And, at the same time, he forges checks for millions of dollars and repeatedly outsmarts the FBI — particularly Carl Hanratty (Tom Hanks), who won’t rest until he brings Frank in.
Catch Me If You Can is based on a true story, making it a great example of how well crime pays. I think the only way to describe it is to call it devilishly fun. For a couple of hours, you get to see what it’s like to break the law and totally get away with it — before going back to your normal, law-abiding life. It’s fast-paced and energetic, and the cast did an excellent job. I especially enjoyed Tom Hanks’ performance (which I hope will satisfy those of you who were troubled by my so-so review of his performance in Road to Perdition). Catch Me If You Can is well worth a few hours of your time.
Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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