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inaddition290 t1_jcyx5xq wrote

Reply to comment by halfanothersdozen in Catch Me If You Can’s Frank Abagnale Jr ‘lied' about his lifetime of lies by SYLOH

The issue is that it bills itself as completely true, when there’s really no truth in it at all.

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LuckyDuck4 t1_jd00qp1 wrote

Tbf when Hollywood advertises something as “Based on a true story,” that is almost always a clear indicator that it is either completely fictional, or takes so many liberties with the actual story that it is practically fictional.

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Freshiiiiii t1_jcze1ks wrote

I find that even funnier given the context. It’s a con about a con. To me, this doesn’t ruin it at all.

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