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In Reply to: That just informs us that Catch Me If You Can will probably be the most entertaining of the bunch. posted by Audiophilander on December 26, 2002 at 09:04:29:

I would say the film is both more and less than I expected.
I would not say that it is a comedy, although it has funny moments. So, it was less in that respect.
OTOH, it was more than I expected in that the relationship between boy/man Frank Abegnale and his father and Agent Hanratty was explored and developed -- which is more than lots of films do.
But I don't share this reviewer's take that the film is a celebration of the humiliations, large and small, that the Abegnale character inflicts on various persons. Maybe he thought those were funny -- but I didn't, with exception of a little harmless humiliation on Agent Hanratty.
And I don't see the comparison with "The Talented Mr. Ripley" as being particularly apt, except that they are both studies of the same type of character the con artist. However, unlike Abegnale, I never got the sense that Ripley had any remorse, experienced any kind of redemption, or was acting out of any motives other than just the sheer fun of fucking people. Ultimately, I saw Ripley as a sociopath; I never saw Abegnale that way.
Which is not to say that I didn't find both films worth watching, although "Ripley," because of its exotic setting and lush photography, is better eye-candy.
I think there are some critics who are predisposed not to like Stephen Spielberg, Leonardo Di Caprio and, perhaps, even Tom Hanks.

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Topic - Three reviews of three Must-sees, and one of a Must-not - clarkjohnsen 07:44:30 12/26/02 (7)

That just informs us that Catch Me If You Can will probably be the most entertaining of the bunch. - Audiophilander 09:04:29 12/26/02 (5)

Having just seen it, - Bruce from DC 13:19:42 12/30/02 (2)

Re: Having just seen it, - normzz 18:25:58 02/18/03 (0)

Having just seen it yesterday, I liked it very much. - Audiophilander 16:18:50 12/30/02 (0)

That's if you can't "entertain" yourself. nt - clarkjohnsen 13:02:32 12/27/02 (0)

I saw Frank Abagnale at a . . . - rufus 19:58:04 12/26/02 (0)

Geraldine is oustanding ! And... - patrickU 08:08:38 12/26/02 (0)

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Having just seen it, - Bruce from DC 13:19:42 12/30/02 (2)

Re: Having just seen it, - normzz 18:25:58 02/18/03 (0)

Having just seen it yesterday, I liked it very much. - Audiophilander 16:18:50 12/30/02 (0)

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