Ehh.

Rating: 4/10 (27 December 2002)

**MILD SPOILERS**

I was dragged to see this with the family on Christmas, and it was definitely my least favorite "present" of the day.
The main flaw in the film was that of its main character: Frank Abagnale, Jr. I can't support a character being portrayed as a 'hero' if in fact they aren't one. Abagnale had no conscience, no moral center, no concern for all the innocent people he duped and tricked. Plus the film didn't show how he slipped from perfect schoolboy into cold-hearted conman; it just *happened*. If Abagnale had been portrayed as more of a villain, I would have liked the film more. Leonardo DiCaprio's largely sleep-walking performance didn't help.
I give this film 4 out of 10: one point for Tom Hanks's excellent portrayal of Carl Hanratty, one point for John Williams's lovely musical score, one point for Thierry Kuntzel's lovely credit sequence, and one for the "airport pickup" gag; you'll know it when you see it.