Excellent piece of entertainment from Spielberg, as I throughly enjoyed it, with an engrossing story, and amazing performances!

Rating: 9/10 (8 February 2006)

This is an excellent piece of entertainment from Spielberg,as I throughly enjoyed it, with an engrossing story and amazing performances!. All the characters are awesome, and I really liked the ending, plus Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks are simply amazing in this!. All the characters are extremely likable, and it's often very suspenseful and hilarious, plus Martin Sheen cracked me up as Brenda's dad!. I thought the ending was really neat, and even at 141 minutes it was never overlong, plus I wish they gave Jennifer Garner more to do. Christopher Walken is wonderful as the dad, and I felt bad for DiCaprio's character when his parents were getting a divorce, and he ran away, plus it's extremely well made and cleverly written as well!. The opening was quite creative, and the dialog was quite awesome as well, plus Tom Hanks knock knock joke was very funny. It keeps you guessing throughout, and Tom Hanks and DiCaprio had some wonderful scenes together, plus this deserves it's 7.6 rating!. This is an excellent piece of entertainment from Spielberg, as I throughly enjoyed it, with an engrossing story and amazing performances, and I say it's a must see for everyone!. The Direction is top notch as always from Steven Spielberg. The Camera work, is awesome, the angles are fantastic and he kept the film at a very engrossing pace. The Acting is amazing!. Leonardo DiCaprio is amazing here, he really had a brilliant character, and had plenty of charm and likability, and while I admit to not seeing a whole lot of his movies he was really amazing here, and managed to carry the film with ease, as I absolutely loved him!. Tom Hanks is amazing as always and is amazing here, he is extremely likable,even funny when he was mostly serious throughout the film, has some great scenes with DiCaprio, had a very cool character, and some terrific dialog! (Hanks Rules!!!!!). Christopher Walken is wonderful as the Father, he was funny, extremely likable, was perfect for this role, and just did a wonderful job overall, I just wish they gave him more screen time(Walken Rules!). Martin Sheen is hilarious as Brenda's dad, he clearly was having a hoot, and as a result I did too! (Martin Rules!!!!). Nathalie Baye is good as the mother I liked her. Amy Adams is cute, and was quite perky as the love interest I dug her. James Brolin is OK in his small role, wish he had more of a part. Jennifer Garner is incredibly gorgeous, but what was she even doing here??, she was totally wasted, as I was angry about that, it was still great seeing her though! (Garner Rules!!!!!!!). Rest of the cast do fine. Overalll a must see for everyone!. ****1/2 out of 5