So, being so wrapped up in work means that I don’t get
reviews up in a timely fashion… That sucks… However. A friend and I went to see
the new Will Smith movie ‘Focus’. And here’s what I thought of it…
The movie is about Nicky (Will Smith) who grew up in the
realm of con artists and became quite a successful one himself, having a team
of other con artists that he works with on a regular basis; not to go for the
big score to set yourself up for a life time, but to live a plush, comfortable
life. Which seems to be a system that Nicky is accustom to. That is until
Margot Robbie’s character, Jess comes into play. She’s a young woman who is
trying to learn how to con people on a professional level, such as the level Nicky
is already on. To her own mistake she takes him as a mark and is caught instantly.
Jess is floored by Nicky’s skill and all but begs for him to train her; which
she is of course a natural at. Things between Nicky and Jess become hot and
heavy until he bows out feeling it to be the best for the both of them. Three
years later, Nicky is working on a big deal when Jess falls back into the
picture.
Overall… Plot was pretty predictable. Boy meets girl, boy
falls for girl, there’s always a bump in the road, and then they live happily
ever after. However, I can honestly say there were at least two twists that
snuck up on me throughout the movie. Will Smith will forever be one of my
favorite actors, whom I swear doesn’t age anymore. His character gets a few good
one liners in there, and is certainly convincing in his role as a con artist,
as he is meant to be of course. Margot Robbie, I’ve never seen any of the other
movie’s that she has been in so I can’t really speak for her acting skill.
However, the pair of them together with the subject matter and the scripting; I
rather liked the movie, as did the friend that I went with. Of course it left
us both wanting to learn how to remove someone’s wallet, or watch without them
noticing; and also wondering how the hell someone wouldn’t notice their watch
suddenly leaving their own wrist…
Gerald McRaney’s character was one of my favorites, even if he wasn’t meant to
be the main character, nor a really liked character throughout the majority of
the movie. He is very similar to someone that I work with and just all around
the perfect grumpy old man of sorts. McRaney has, positively, the best line
throughout the entire movie, and is involved heavily in one of the bigger plot
twists (the one that I really didn’t see coming).
According to IMDB the movie was a 6.8 out of ten. Which is
apt in my opinion, it wasn’t a stellar, mind blowing amazing movie; but it
certainly wasn’t terrible. If you’re just looking for an interesting, albeit predictable
movie, feel free to go see it. No one could ever go horribly wrong with the
Fresh Prince afterall.
Thanks for reading, feel free to comment and tell me your
opinion on the movie!
