The True Story of a Successful Con Man in a Time When Persons Were Very Innocent

Rating: 8/10 (21 November 2003)

Frank Abagnale Jr. (Leonardo DiCaprio) is the beloved son of Frank Abagnale Sr. (Christopher Walken) and the French Paula Abagnale (Nathalie Baye). One day, his father has a problem with IRS. The Abagnale family looses all their assets for the government, becoming very poor. But his great deception happens when his parents decide to divorce. He leaves home with nothing but his checks and a few clothes, and moves to New York City. There, it is very difficult for a boy alone get a job, so he decides to use his checks without funds. Then he pretends to be a Pan An pilot, a doctor and a lawyer, being chased by Carl Hanratty (Tom Hanks), but always escaping. He becomes one of the greatest con man of USA, being in the list of the most wanted. Carl only arrests him in France. A movie directed by Steven Spielberg and with Tom Hanks, Leonardo DiCaprio and Christopher Walken in the cast is the synonym of a good and high quality movie. This one, about a con man living in a innocent and romantic time (like Butch Cassidy was a romantic bank thief), is also a great entertainment and very recommended for any audiences. My vote is eight.