![]() ![]() It's all so pompous, pseudo-intelligent and exaggerated that it's almost impossible to appreciate the film as a whole. But these bright moments are quickly made up for and the negative element wins eventually. And there are more food scenes like the one with BD Wong (he gave a nice supporting performance and is probably among Asia's best in Hollywood right now), which was somewhat fun to see and the best thing is you don't even have to care about American Football to appreciate it because I sure don't. ![]() This is a bit of shame as the "angry boyfriend" scene before that was actually not too bad. ![]() Half of the items would really have been enough. Yes they want to depict that teacher-student relationship and show us how skilled Smith's character is, but all those tricks, all that he steals from her is just too much. The first meeting between the two protagonists is a good example. ![]() There are many many scenes and moments, and eventually the entire film, where they go way over the top and not in a good way at all. The two filmmakers I mentioned earlier definitely need a lesson in subtlety. Then again, they fit nicely in here because this movie (and the script in particular) are also about make-believe. They aren't bad actors, but they are also far from convincing unfortunately when their characters require true range and depth and they can only partially make up for these shortcomings with their great deal of charisma. It features Will Smith and Margot Robbie as the lead actors and while both are really big names, I still don't see that great talent in both of them, especially Robbie. I guess this one here is somewhere in-between, maybe closer to the "not so good". It was written by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, a duo of filmmakers who have collaborated for a really long time and this resulted in some good and some not so good works apparently. "Focus" is an American 100-minute movie from 2015, so by now it is two years old. Maybe its time to dust that DVD of "The Sting" from the selves. The twists you expecting from a con-artist's movie are there, but they are unclever and forced. Overall: Not a satisfying movie, including the lukewarm ending. Will Smith seems bored possibly because of an early realization that this movie won't work. The movie looks colorful, but the acting is pale. Here the tricks are too over-the-top in their execution to swallow, and overall unimpressive, leaving a bad aftertaste. Even the average viewer had, possibly, better twists in mind than those in "Focus". You see, to make the audience to expect a twist is basically a bad thing. A futile effort from the writers, to "amaze" the audience. There aren't that too many cons to begin with, but every one of them seems forced. The plot is paper thin and every con seems unnecessary and overcomplicated. and here is where the problems are starting to arise. It doesn't try to follow the steps of "The Sting" or "Ocean's eleven", but it has the same goal, to confuse the audience on who is playing who. I don't know what they actually did off-screen, but on-screen they have no chemistry at all. Just watched "Focus", a movie which made some buzz 2-3 years ago mainly because the rumored romance between the two main actors, Will Smith and Margot Robbie. ![]()
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