Enjoyable film!

Rating: 9/10 (18 January 2003)

I had a lot of fun watching this movie! Leonardo DiCaprio was given the role of a lifetime -- he is perfect for the role of a teenager who can pass for an adult, and he makes the most of it. Teaming him with Christopher Walken as his father was a stroke of genius, as the two really resemble one another, something that never would have occurred to me. Both of them are great, and Tom Hanks has fun with his role, too.
(I find it interesting that the Hanks role was offered first to James Gandolfini, but he had to turn it down due to his commitments to "The Sopranos". I can imagine what a great comic turn Gandolfini would have had with this role as the perplexed, straight-laced FBI agent.)
And Steven Spielberg, who inherited this film from other directors, took it and made it into a truly enjoyable experience. It is probably the lightest, funniest Spielberg movie ever.