Catch Me If You Can vs. American Gangster
Tom Hanks can’t catch Leo, and Russell can’t catch Denzel Washington — so the respective movies begin. Boasting a mighty list of no-way schemes, Leo’s young Frank Abagnale Jr. pretends he’s a Pan Am pilot and successfully forges payroll checks, skipping off with more than $2.8 million. Later, he does some of the same as a doctor, then a Louisiana prosecutor. Too bad poor Leo’s prancing around in little loafers and tucked-in dress shirts, falling for the adorable Amy Adams, then in the end, fraternizing with the men in blue! And though we normally wouldn’t give points to the noble cop role, Russell’s got this in the bag (body bag?), when he insists on digging through the coffins of slain military men seeking Denzel’s drugs.
Leo: 3; Russell: 2
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