A great escape from a January storm

Rating: Null/10 (11 January 2003)

Steven Spielberg, Martin Sheen, Leonardo DeCaprio and James Brolin -- what do they have in common besides a solid liberal base? They, along with always great Tom Hanks, entertained us for a few hours. All of us really liked this film, a rather serious story turned farce by the escapades of DeCaprio. With Hanks and DeCaprio obsessed with each other -- both dependent upon the other for existence, really -- Catch Me If You Can ended in a very satisfactory way. All the women were portrayed as silly, giggly, and super-credulous, making DeCaprio's jobs quite easy to arrange. The striped scarf and matching cap on a stewardess were wild. Watch the movement and the disappearance of the small gift (on the table at the "expensive restaurant") DeCaprio tries to give his father/mentor/role model, played superbly by Christopher Walken. DeCaprio's first deceit -- as the substitute French teacher-- set the tone for this film -- great, entertaining with a touch of sadness for the troubled son of troubled parents. Highly recommended.