Such a good movie.

Rating: 9/10 (14 September 2012)

"Based on a true story" as a selling point has gone severely downhill. Because it's a marketing term and by no means verifiable, there has been an influx of movies with the 'salesbait' (which is my own term) attached. But this is a movie which really defines "based on a true story". As I read in the trivia, there are several parts of the movie which were redone or removed to keep the film as true-to-life as possible. Of course, this is going off Frank Abagnale Jr.'s own word, so you should take that with a few grains of salt.
About the movie itself: it's longer than it probably needs to be. I don't have anything against long movies, but eventually this turned into "who else can Frank prank?". Tom Hanks is perfect, Tom Hanks' accent is beautimous, and Tom Hanks' attitude is a close third for my favorite actor. Leonardo DiCaprio was fine as a main character, but I couldn't help imagining this turning into "Inception". Oh well, I guess that's just a testament to his acting style.
All-in-all, one of my favorite movies. Definitely take the time to watch it.