Catch Me If You Can | The Critique | Heist Special

He is not even 19. He is full of confidence. He knows money. He knows how to make it. He knows his work far more than anyone else. He has the charm to attract ladies… And he has FBI running behind him like anything… Do you know what his open challenge to them is? Catch me if you can… Fictionalized account of a criminal Frank Abagnale Jr., whose domain was cheque forgery and made a name out of it and an FBI Agent Carl Hanratty, CMIYC is a fast paced Heist movie made by Steven Spielberg.

There is a FBI Agent Carl Hanratty who is taking his work and cheque frauds seriously. There is a very smart young criminal Frank Abagnale Jr. who can fool even the champions of trade. He has a disturbed and broken childhood and wants some attraction. FBI, Police and Bankers running behind him give him the kick that is very intoxicating. Carl knows that someone is doing cheque forgeries but don’t know him by face. Frank has a close shave with an inquisitive Carl. Though, Carl misses him… he realizes that he got his man and now will find him out wherever he hides… Like every good chase, it ends positively. Carl arrests Frank. But it’s not the fullstop… it’s a comma. Watch the movie to understand what I mean…

Tom Hanks as Carl Hanratty and Leonardo Da Caprio as Frank Abagnale Jr. are delight to watch on screen. This is one of those films where chemistry between two men on the opposite sides of the wall is so intriguing that you tend to forget everything else about the movie. One classic scene is when Carl narrowly misses Frank and Franks fools him. That particular scene is simply breathtaking. You will realize the power of direction and storytelling


Performances are awesome and story is the stealer. Direction… Man, I am not qualified enough to review Steven Spielberg’s direction… Period. Watch this movie even if you hate this genre because… it has more than just chase, run, steal and…

Written By: Sujoy Ghosh