Won't miss much if you skip it.

Rating: Null/10 (25 September 2003)

Although not convinced such a painfully linear story deserves to be made into a feature film I must admit I SOMEWHAT enjoyed "Catch Me If You Can". And come to think of it, how could I not with Steven Spielberg, that cinematic equivalent of a diligent travel agent, planning out my trip along the shortest possible route from point A to point B.
Staying true to what has long ago, with few exceptions along the way, become one of the main traits of his directorial opus - this movie, too, is unbelievably ordinary and unremarkable. Everything in it is on autopilot. No pun intended. We follow a straight and narrow path until a desired destination is reached without any turbulence. In the end justice is served, characters learn from their mistakes and the audience goes home happy.
Frank Abagnale Jr.'s life story could've been a piece on '60 Minutes' or a subject of an hour long 'Dateline NBC'. Making it into a two and a half hour movie was pretty unnecessary.
PS: I really don't like Tom Hanks' acting. He is so damn bland! If he were a beverage he'd be Diet Coke.