Catch me If you Can

Based on the life of Frank Abagnale jr.(Leonardo DiCaprio), Catch me If You Can tells the story of a man's rise from a small country boy to a millionaire.

Most of the influential movies based on true life stories portray the struggle and obstacles of life and how the central character finally overcomes the situation and achieves success.

However, this movie shows the struggle of a thug who tries to make it big with his shrewdness. Taking advantage of a mature face, Abagnale who is only 17, lives the life of professional people. From Doctor to Pilot, he poses as major professionals and manages to make money. Worse- he is involved in fraud cases against the banks.

Finally after being chased for a ling time, he is tracked down by the FBI agent Carl Hanretty, well played by Tom Hanks. Abagnale is posed with a question then - whether to leave his past behind or to accept Hanretty's offer of working as an FBI helper, checking for bank fraud cases.

The story line, being based on true life, had grabbed my attention initially. However, I relalized the movie was captivating and kept my interest till it ended.

Today Abagnale is probably making more money than most TCU graduates.... lol!!!