Catch The Book First ... If You Can

Rating: Null/10 (3 January 2003)

Catch Me If You Can is a great movie. The atmosphere, the acting, the sets, the costumes, the music, ... all contribute to a very stylish and interesting film. The only problem this movie has is that it's linked to one of the best books I have ever read. The book is so much more exciting and thrilling than the movie. I know, it's the same old story, "the book is better than the movie", but in this case I feel that the screenwritter left out the most exciting parts of the novel and added way too much stuff that was only brievely mentioned in the book. When the book starts, the mother is long gone and Frank's relationship with his father is maybe one page long. The movie also doesn't stress enough how after years of conning and living a luxurious life, Frank retires in France where he ends up arrested by interpol and ends in up in a French nightmare of a prison. I could go on and on how great the book was and how I would go "wooooooooow" each time I turned a page. A wow effect I was missing in the film. So Catch the book first if you can, if not, enjoy the film for what it is ... and read the book after you step out of the theater!