One of Spielberg's best

Rating: 10/10 (26 December 2002)

Though "Minority Report" seems to be generating the most talk
this year, it is this "little" film from Spielberg that is the real
highlight of his recent body of work. Spielberg takes what would be
a slight story in any other director's hands and turns it into butter: to
paraphrase Walken in the film, Spielberg is the second mouse.
Stealing the show is Walken as DiCaprio's IRS-plagued father.
With his few scenes he displays a tremendous range, and brings
depth to an underwritten character. But that takes nothing away
from the best performance of DiCaprio's career, as a teenage
conman who can make anyone believe he's something he's not.
Both performances, and the film, should be remembered come
Oscar time.