Focus

Cast: Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Rodrigo Santoro(Garriga),Adrian Martinez(Farhad) and Gerald McRaney(Owens)
Director: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
Genre: Crime,Romance, Comedy, Drama, Thriller


Avoid setting high expectations after watching first half of the movie, as it fails to deliver in the second half. Nevertheless, best weekend watch of all the new releases of the week.



You may look forward to:

• Will Smith is a man of style, drama and an amazing disguise :) He steals the show, as he plays around with people anywhere and any time. 'Nicky' is a guy who does his homework adequately before setting out, believes in volume business over catching big fishes. You will wait for his explanations every time after a successful con and he guarantees you be dazzled everytime he explains how he did it :)
• Margot Robbie plays a pivot in the hands of 'Nicky'. She just never learns and always falls easy prey to the tactics of 'Nicky'. And yet the celluloid chemistry between 'Jess' and 'Nicky' is hot. They do make a good pair and she gets just enough limelight :)
• Adrian Martinez is cute, all big size blobs make for a good watch :) Their body does half the talking :D
• Gerald McRaney has a wonderful coup. Its best to watch him then be explained
• The script of the movie in its first half has a lot to offer and to keep the audience entertained. It gives you good logical explanations which are more than believable for every heist. 'Focus' certainly does get your attention.

What you can sleep over:

Rodrigo Santoro plays his part well, only unfortunately his personality doesn't look as big as his role demanded him to be!



The dampeners you should be aware of:

• Second half of the movie is more or less a romantic drama, which results in slowing down the pace of the film. It seizes from holding up your attention as much as the first half
• The climax of the movie, doesn't dazzle you as much as you would be patiently waiting for in the entire second half. It is a little silly of 'Jess', a little predictable from 'Owen'. And all the unconvincing drama in the second half, doesn't make for a all total brilliant watch

My Rating: 3/5