Catch me if you Can - Movie Review

Rating: 9/10 (18 February 2020)

Catch me if you Can was not a film I had watched until tonight, which is very surprising because Steven Spielberg is my favourite director of all time. He has gone from directing classics such as Jurassic Park and Raiders of the Lost Ark, to incredibly fun adventure films such as Ready Player One, to family films in E.T and The BFG, to real life stories like Bridge of Spies, The Post, and Catch me if you Can.
Now that I have finally seen this film, I am annoyed that it took me so long to get around to it. Catch me if you Can is another Spielberg classic, and I absolutely loved it. It's not a masterpiece, and it's nowhere near the level of a film like Jurassic Park, but I still had a great time watching it and I already can't wait to see it again.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks are phenomenal in their roles, but that's a given. Everything they touch turns to gold, and this is no exception. DiCaprio's performance was based on a real person, but the way he performed it reminded me a lot of his role as Jordan Belford in The Wolf of Wall Street. Even though these two films were released over a decade apart, it wouldn't surprise me if Martin Scorcese saw DiCaprio in this role and decided to cast him as Belford.
Above everything else, Catch me if you Can is an extremely fun film, and one that I had an absolute blast watching. It also contains a powerful message about how being too greedy can ultimately lead to your downfall, and I enjoyed the way they portrayed this.
The first twenty minutes were essential to push the narrative in the direction it needed to go, but I don't think that they were quite as engaging as the rest of the film. That's my only real complaint because I had a wonderful time with this film, and I can't wait to watch it again.
SCORE: 88%