Everyone should definitely catch this

Rating: Null/10 (29 December 2002)

This has got to be one of the best movies of the year. It was very entertaining and had some really funny scenes. This movie was so good; I think I will read the book now. I'm sure the movie left out some of the scams Frank pulled. The acting was solid, but I'm not sure if TH or LD deserve any awards for it. And normally, when a big star uses a funny accent, I hate it, but TH makes it work here. I also liked the musical theme used. It worked well when it was used during scenes where TH is hot on the trail of LD. One thing I didn't like was the older Leo because the hair piece he wore looked awful. It was so fake looking; it looked like a dead animal on his head.

(SPOILERS): My 3 favorite scenes were: 1)at the Miami airport when they pull the guy dressed like a pilot out of the car and he shows the sign of who he is supposed to pick up "Hanratty" 2)when Leo makes $400 from the hooker by giving her a fake $1400 check. 3)when Leo is at the hospital in the ER, asking the other residents if they concur. He runs out of the room and one resident is like, "I should have concurred."

There were other great parts. I'd like to read the book to see if it explains exactly how he escaped from a bathroom on an airplane. And, I would like to know if he really bought a pilot suit and was going to start his scam again after getting out of jail and working for the FBI or if that was just embelished for the movie. (END OF SPOILERS)

Who says crime doesn't pay! The real Frank still works for the FBI and makes a lot of money.

FINAL VERDICT: What's not to love about this true life story! I can't recommend this enough. Go out and see it.