Catch Me If You Can [P&S] [2 Discs]

Overview

"Steven Spielberg's 2002 film Catch Me if You Can comes to DVD in a full-frame, double-disc edition from DreamWorks. The original English soundtrack is offered in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound, 2.0 Stereo, and DTS Surround. A French-dubbed soundtrack is available in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound with optional subtitles in English, Spanish, or French. All the bonus features are contained on the second disc, starting with the making-of documentary ""Catch Me if You Can: Behind the Camera."" A casting section focuses on actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Nathalie Baye, Martin Sheen, Amy Adams, and Jennifer Garner. A scoring section focuses on the original musical score composed by John Williams. ""Frank Abagnale: Between Reality and Fiction"" is a brief biography about the man, his careers, and his real-life conclusion. The disc also includes an FBI perspective, photo galleries, filmographies, production notes, and information about the costume design. This two-disc set is fine, but the separate widescreen version is recommended."

Product Details

Release Date:	05/06/2003
UPC:	0678149033229
Original Release:	2002
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Dreamworks Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Full Frame]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language:	English
Time:	2:21:00
Sales rank:	48,467

Special Features

Catch Me if You Can: Behind the Camera" making-of documentary; "Cast Me if You Can" featurette; "Frank Abagnale: Between Reality and Fiction" featurette; The FBI Perspective; Score featurette; Photo galleries; Filmographies; Production notes

Editorial Reviews

Leaving behind the darker implications found in A.I.: Artificial Intelligence and Minority Report, Steven Spielberg brings audiences a highly enjoyable cat-and-mouse escapade in Catch Me if You Can. Despite purposely fudging some fairly major aspects of Frank Abagnale Jr.'s personal history for dramatic effect -- the character of Carl Hanratty (Tom Hanks), for example, is completely fictitious -- the film is nonetheless an engaging and relatively accurate account of Abagnale's life. Somewhat overshadowed by Daniel Day-Lewis and Liam Neeson in Gangs of New York, Leonardo DiCaprio's talents have not been showcased this well since his Academy Award nominated performance in What's Eating Gilbert Grape. DiCaprio's boyish features and bright charisma make for a sympathetic portrayal of the young con artist, and Frank's actions seem less motivated by greed than they are by the desire to restore his family to what it once was, as well as, ironically, a way to discover his true identity. Tom Hanks puts in an equally strong performance as droll FBI agent Hanratty, whose determination to apprehend Frank is more of an exercise in his own ideals and even paternal concern than an ego-motivated manhunt. The film's only major faults are the palpable slow down in its later half, and a conclusion that, like A.I. and Minority Report, does not seem to end where it should. Regardless, Catch Me if You Can is a beautifully shot, thoroughly enjoyable movie with a whole lot of heart.