Focus
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Nicky, an accomplished con artist, gets romantically involved with his disciple Jess but later ends their relationship. Years later, she returns as a femme fatale to spoil his plans.
What critics thought
Focus lands somewhere between slick entertainment and forgettable fluff. Critics generally agreed that Will Smith and Margot Robbie's chemistry and the film's glossy style carry it a long way, but many felt the constant twists ultimately added up to less than the sum of their parts — style prioritized over any real substance or staying power.
“sheer, escapist entertainment from start to finish”
Richard Roeper·Chicago Sun-Times
“smart, slick, but shallow”
The Free Press Journal
“This is maximum-gloss entertainment with its fair share of tricksy rug pulls. But, like one of the neon-colored cocktails Smith drinks in it, it's more of an immediate rush than something you'll remember in a year.”
Nick De Semlyen·Empire
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Cast & Crew
Glenn FicarraDirector
John RequaDirector
Will SmithNicky Spurgeon
Margot RobbieJess Barrett
Adrian MartinezFarhad
Gerald McRaneyOwens
Rodrigo SantoroGarriga
BD WongLiyuan
Brennan BrownHorst
Robert TaylorMcEwen
Griff FurstGareth
Stephanie HonoréJanice
Nick UrataComposer
Xavier GrobetCinematographyFocus
Nicky, an accomplished con artist, gets romantically involved with his disciple Jess but later ends their relationship. Years later, she returns as a femme fatale to spoil his plans.
What critics thought
Focus lands somewhere between slick entertainment and forgettable fluff. Critics generally agreed that Will Smith and Margot Robbie's chemistry and the film's glossy style carry it a long way, but many felt the constant twists ultimately added up to less than the sum of their parts — style prioritized over any real substance or staying power.
“sheer, escapist entertainment from start to finish”
Richard Roeper·Chicago Sun-Times
“smart, slick, but shallow”
The Free Press Journal
“This is maximum-gloss entertainment with its fair share of tricksy rug pulls. But, like one of the neon-colored cocktails Smith drinks in it, it's more of an immediate rush than something you'll remember in a year.”
Nick De Semlyen·Empire
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Cast & Crew
Glenn FicarraDirectorJohn RequaDirectorWill SmithNicky SpurgeonMargot RobbieJess BarrettAdrian MartinezFarhadGerald McRaneyOwensRodrigo SantoroGarrigaBD WongLiyuanBrennan BrownHorstRobert TaylorMcEwenGriff FurstGarethStephanie HonoréJaniceNick UrataComposerXavier GrobetCinematographyStream
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