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Catch it if you can

Advantages: interesting story
Disadvantages: a bit long

I think it's safe to say that 'Catch me if you can' is not the typical sort of movie I watch. If it's not a girly chick flick, comedy or kids film, I'm usually not interested, but after being assured that this film contained no violence or gore, I agreed on watching the DVD! ~The Plot~ It's the mid sixties and Frank Abagnale Jnr is barely sixteen years old when his life is turned upside down. He and his parents have recently been forced to move from their luxury house to a cramped apartment after his father failed to pay his taxes, and as if that wasn't bad enough, he then he walks in on his mother in bed with another man. Frank is devastated, but shortly afterwards, he returns home, and an even bigger bombshell is dropped on him - his parents are getting divorced. A lawyer talks to Frank, and tells him he must choose which of his ...

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ThisBook is 'The One You Really Want'

Advantages: An excellent read
Disadvantages: Hard to put down, so nothing else gets done!!

This is another Jill Mansell classic. The cover is white with a window at the top with a girl sitting at it in a blue dress. There is also a window at the bottom of the page with a dog at it. Jill Mansell is written across the page in pink, and 'The one you really want' is written underneath in blue. The story begins in Edinburgh with Nancy, who knows that before Christmas her husband has been buying jewellery. On Christmas Day itself she receives a sit on lawnmower, which is when she realises he probably has somebody else in his life. Meanwhile in London, Nancy's friend, Carmen, is getting over losing her husband, Spike, to a drug-related death. His brother, Rennie, arrives at Carmen's and moves in to give her company. Carmen helps Nancy over her troubled marriage by asking her to move into her house in London with her ...

jules.34 28.11.2006 · Read full review
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Catch Me If You Can Be Bothered

Advantages: Entertaining if you can disengage your brain
Disadvantages: Feels rushed and far too implausible

● Synopsis After watching his parents marriage fail due to the failure of his fathers business, teenager Frank Abagnale (Leonardo DiCaprio) goes on a rollercoaster of an adventure as he cons his way into jobs as a pilot, doctor and lawyer, all amassing him a vast amount of wealth. But hot on his trail is FBI agent Carl Hanratty (Tom Hanks) who is determined to bring the young con man in. ● Opinion Quite often when you read the blurb on the back of a DVD case, that despite what sounds like an intriguing plot as well a star studded cast and an exceptionally talented director the film is going to disappoint. Such is the case of "Catch Me if You Can" a film inspired by a true story of cat and mouse between a young con man and an FBI agent. Whilst disappointing the film is not terrible, it just has a few too many flaws ...

christianfilmcritic 22.10.2007 (04.11.2007) · Read full review
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