Spielberg's Cliches

First of all, I think this is a great movie.

I kind of get tired with the movie cliches and unnecessary touches that Spielberg weaves into his movies. They're done quite intentionally, but get tiresome. Some of them are passing scenes, but tend to stretch credulity.

The one in this movie that bothered me was the "stop the press" printing press scene, where the checks go flying when he stops the press. Anyone who gives this a thought would laugh at the notion of loose checks coming off a printing press. The whole scene is a bit goofy with Frank about to run into the winter night in his undershirt with an armful of checks after Hanratty had followed him all the way to France.

And what was with the torn off labels in Frank's wallet when Hanratty tries to arrest him in hotel room. Why bother peeling labels of cans to stuff a wallet? Was this some sort of homage to end scene in 'Usual Suspects'?

I tend to think this is Spielberg infantalizing the audience just a bit, or maybe just having a bit of fun. Anyway, great movie, just nitpicking.