Or 'Stay Awake Till The End If You Can'. I must have dozed off about half a dozen times during this which is very bad form. To be fair, it was the late night film on the telly and I'd spent much of the afternoon chasing my sons round a huge soft play climbing frame. Anyway I still managed to really enjoy the first hour as Leo begins his career or conning and tricksy-tricksing his way around banks and airlines. It's still amazing that this is a true story. The bare faced cheek of that Abagnale fella is huuuuge. One of the biggest tricks in the film though is how they make Leo not Da Vinci look 13 near the beginning just by giving him a floppy haircut. Flopp-eee.
Found the second hour quite hard work though. And not just because of my battle with the snooze dragon. I don't really know what it is about this film that I can't connect with. The first time I saw it I remember thinking that is was an admirable little film but not one I'd rush to see again and now I've seen it again I wouldn't rush to see it again. Again. It's got a fascinating story and good performances and it looks great with its 60's setting and stylings - but I just find it a bit uninspiring and, oddly for a true story, unconvincing too. I'm sorry Stevie SpBerg. You're still my favourite cap wearing, beardy film maestro though.
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