Jovial Jeff wrote:I guess you can say he's a douchebag in Catch Me if You Can, which I somehow forgot about as well.
I thought he was at least somewhat sympathetic in that movie. At least the way he started off, and then in the clear way he seems to treat Tom Hanks' character as like a surrogate father, seeking his attention/approval and how he felt so betrayed when he thought Hanks lied to him about being alone (even though he didn't and it was, IIRC, the French cops who went in against his wishes).
I think when he got caught up in what he was doing, yeah he became a bit of a douche there, but that wasn't his intention and arguably he didn't really know how to handle his gift.