Catch Me If You Can

2022 - 12 - 26

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'Catch Me If You Can' Review: DiCaprio and Hanks Shine in This ... (Collider.com)

It's the question many a child is asked by their teachers, parents, and other authority figures in their lives as they grow older. A large part of adolescence ...

It has a great hook, a great cast, and a jazzy, catchy score from the great John Williams. The gulf between them winds up being depicted in more than miles thanks to Spielberg and his trusty cinematographer Janusz Kaminski, with shadows closing in on both men. Adams will break the viewer's heart, as she constantly seems on the edge of tears and her brace-filled smile is a far cry from the woman who'd anchor films like Arrival and The Master. And in the case of Frank Abagnale Jr., the protagonist of The host even says "for the first time, they'll have to tell the truth and nothing but the truth." Opening on the set of the classic game show To Tell The Truth, three men in pilot's uniforms walk out and identify themselves as Frank Abagnale Jr. Shedding his usual fatherly aura, Hanks plays the FBI agent as a driven yet humorless man, dedicated to his work. [IGN](https://web.archive.org/web/20081209002229/http://movies.ign.com/articles/316/316167p1.html) in an interview prior to the film dropping. winds up under investigation by the IRS, leading the family to move and Paula to begin an affair with Frank Sr.'s friend Jack Barnes (James Brolin). It's there that he decides to run away from home and winds up impersonating a pilot, traveling across the country. Abagnale, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, managed to impersonate a pilot, a lawyer, and a doctor while forging millions of dollars worth in travelers' checks - and he pulled it off all before his 19th birthday. It's the question many a child is asked by their teachers, parents, and other authority figures in their lives as they grow older.

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Our Favorite Catch Me If You Can Moments (ComingSoon.net)

Frank carries a knack for deception, you see? Early in the film, he draws the ire of a bully on his first day at a public school. In retaliation, Frank, who ...

Frank then heads to his mother’s home and finds her shacked up in a cozy mansion living with James Brolin. Frank then tells Carl to relax and wait while he takes some of the equipment downstairs and slips out of the room with his check-making machines in tow. Our naïve young criminal heads to a school and convinces a group of women to join him on a trip around the world (they think Pan Am is sponsoring the venture). After Carl finally captures Frank in France, they board a plane and return to the states. By the time Carl realizes his error, Frank is long gone, leading our stunned FBI agent to shout, “Goddammit,” in a manner only Tom Hanks could pull off. I ran away from home a year and a half ago when I was 16.” While his mother scoffs at his ridiculous behavior — “He was planning a field trip,” the school principal notes — Frank Sr. The turning point in Catch Me If You Can arrives when Hanratty finally catches up with Frank during an engagement party. In retaliation, Frank, who looks far older than his age, assumes the role of a substitute teacher and subjects the bully to an awkward presentation in front of the class. Carl, a desk jockey without much field experience, gets the drop on Frank in a Hollywood hotel. Early in the film, he draws the ire of a bully on his first day at a public school. Instead, Frank uses his effortless charm and wit to steal money from banks and cons his way into high-quality jobs — a pilot, doctor, and lawyer, for starters.

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