On my top ten of 2002

Rating: 8/10 (18 February 2003)

*****Warning******SPOILERS AHEAD******WARNING****SPOILERS
Spielberg does a fine job crafting this smart and true tale from the opening title scene, even throughout the spotty ending (I wish I could have seen the rest of the cut...even if it took 3 hours....I'm sure they'll be some Special Edition DVD out in the future). DiCaprio's character was well done, although at times I thought a bit young for the role he was portraying. Walken was genuine, truly deserving of the Academy nod. Hanks was believable as Hanratty, but not really a change up for him in terms of roles. The scene at Miami International signifies both the high water point and downfall of this, although I found some of the finale in the FBI interesting I'd like to know what happened when he escaped and was caught in Europe. Guess I'll have to read the book for that...