RomanceComedyCrime

Focus

- Never drop the con.

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.

Release Date : 2015-02-25

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : K & S FilmsRatPac EntertainmentZaftig FilmsWarner Bros. PicturesDi Novi Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Nicky Spurgeon

Original Name : Will Smith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jess Barrett

Original Name : Margot Robbie

Gender : Female

Character Name : Garriga

Original Name : Rodrigo Santoro

Gender : Male

Character Name : Owens

Original Name : Gerald McRaney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Farhad

Original Name : Adrian Martinez

Gender : Male

Character Name : McEwen

Original Name : Robert Taylor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Liyuan

Original Name : BD Wong

Gender : Male

Character Name : Horst

Original Name : Brennan Brown

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jared

Original Name : Dominic Fumusa

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gordon

Original Name : Dotan Bonen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gareth

Original Name : Griff Furst

Gender : Male

Character Name : Janice

Original Name : Stephanie Honoré

Gender : Female

Character Name : Drunken Stranger

Original Name : David Stanford

Gender : Male

Character Name : Liyuan's Bodyguard

Original Name : Steve Kim

Gender : Male

Character Name : Card Player / Football Coach

Original Name : Don Yesso

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marcello

Original Name : Juan Minujín

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bartender

Original Name : Jano Seitun

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pretty Woman

Original Name : Melania Lenoir

Gender : Female

Character Name : Massive Security Guard

Original Name : Pietro Gian

Gender : Male

Character Name : Blonde Bartender

Original Name : Justina Bustos

Gender : Female

Character Name : Saleswoman

Original Name : Paula Brasca

Gender : Female

Character Name : Apollonia

Original Name : Antonella Macchi

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bartender

Original Name : Aaron Jay Rome

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bald Guy

Original Name : Armando Leduc

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bruiser

Original Name : Jon Eyez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mark #1

Original Name : Clay Chamberlin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mark #2

Original Name : Danny Ladmirault

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lead Official

Original Name : Chip Carriere

Gender : Male

Character Name : Naked Woman

Original Name : Daniella Short

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tech

Original Name : Frank J. Monteleone

Gender : Male

Character Name : Team Argentina Head Engineer

Original Name : Alan Sabbagh

Gender : Male

Character Name : France Team Engineer

Original Name : Hervé Segata

Gender : Male

Character Name : Team Korea Engineer

Original Name : Jorge Takashima

Gender : Male

Character Name : HRT Team Owner

Original Name : Pierre Marquille

Gender : Male

Character Name : Head of Team India

Original Name : Nas Mehdi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Head of Team Russia

Original Name : Federico Bongiorno

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tourist Thief

Original Name : Kate Adair

Gender : Female

Character Name : Passing Thief

Original Name : Billy Slaughter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Another Thief

Original Name : Lindsay Clift

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hustler

Original Name : Thomas Francis Murphy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Card Shark

Original Name : Nicoye Banks

Gender : Male

Character Name : French Tech

Original Name : Ruy Gatti

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jenny

Original Name : Cacilie Hughes

Gender : Female

Character Name : Liyuan's Bodyguard #2

Original Name : Alvin Chon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Another Thief

Original Name : Brett Baker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sous Chef

Original Name : Taylor Persh

Gender : Male

Character Name : Waiter

Original Name : Mariano Bertolini

Gender : Male

Character Name : Add'l McEwen Tech

Original Name : Scott M. Jefferson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rowdy Guy #1

Original Name : Billy Louviere

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rowdy Guy #2

Original Name : Thomas Thomason

Gender : Male

Character Name : Party Guest #1

Original Name : Antonella Saldicco

Gender : Female

Character Name : Party Guest #2

Original Name : Joaquín Berthold

Gender : Male

Character Name : Party Guest #3

Original Name : Marina Artigas

Gender : Female

Character Name : Party Guest #4

Original Name : Dario Dukah

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doctor

Original Name : Martin Covert

Gender : Male

Character Name : Apollo

Original Name : Apollo Robbins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Card Mechanic #1

Original Name : Michael Dardant

Gender : Male

Character Name : Card Mechanic #2

Original Name : Victor Moran

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doc

Original Name : Eric McMullen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Head of Team Japan

Original Name : Han Soto

Gender : Male

Character Name : Head of Team Japan #2

Original Name : Yeshi Tenzin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Head of Team

Original Name : Laney Chouest

Gender : Male

Character Name : Head of Team Italy

Original Name : Darrell Foster

Gender : Male

Character Name : Waitress Thieff

Original Name : Hilary Tuttle

Gender : Male

Character Name : Team Argentina

Original Name : Guillermo Miguel

Gender : Male

Character Name : BA Reporter

Original Name : Nina Leon

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sideline Reporter

Original Name : Nick Reasons

Gender : Male

Character Name : Coin Toss Rhino

Original Name : Chris Dieker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Coin Toss Thresher

Original Name : Stevie Baggs Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Announcer #1

Original Name : Thomas Holley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Announcer #2

Original Name : Walter Prestenberg, Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Interview Thresher

Original Name : Nic Harris

Gender : Male

Character Name : Team Owner

Original Name : Patrick O'Hara

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nicky's Crew Tommy

Original Name : David Haines

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cafe Host Mark

Original Name : Steve Hammond

Gender : Male

Character Name : Frat Guy #1

Original Name : Derrick Townsend

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fan in Stands (uncredited)

Original Name : Juan Gaspard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jeweler (uncredited)

Original Name : Joe Chrest

Gender : Male

Character Name : Skybox Model (uncredited)

Original Name : Sheena Sakai

Gender : Female

Reviews

Wong Kentir

@Wong Kentir

2021-06-23

"Focus" blends two different movies in roughly equal measure. One is a movie about con men, scam artists and hustlers, in the tradition of "The Sting," "Ocean's Eleven," "House of Games" and "Shade." The second movie is a romantic comedy between two people who are strongly attracted to one another, but who cannot and do not trust each other. The movie about con men is brilliant. The hustles and scams are clever and cleverly executed with excellent skill and tradecraft. Dramatically, the double-blinds and double- crosses are well executed. The players con their marks, one another and the audience with finesse and aplomb. The cinematography, choreography and editing are crisp. The reveals are plausible within the film's cosmos of reality. The romantic comedy is not bad. One can understand and believe the attraction between the two characters. Will Smith's character is hunky, clever, confident, successful and wealthy. Margot Robbie's character is gorgeous, sexy, vulnerable, clever and charming. But the major plot points in this boy finds girl, boy loses girl, boy wins girl back subplot seem contrived, while the intriguing aspect of their relationship (How can two con artists with a history of deceiving one another learn to trust one another?) isn't explored in a satisfactory manner. Instead we get a breakup for reasons that are never explained, a repeated gag involving a wallet, and a massive coincidence that leads the audience to believe one of them has a hidden agenda involving the other. The relationship between them works best when they are conning one another, but it needs resolution. Technically, the film is beautifully done. Cinematography, locations, wardrobe, make-up, editing, audio -- everything is polished. It's a movie that merits a second or third viewing, not only to see the cons played out, but also to appreciate some of the subtle foreshadowing.

Reno

@Rangan

2024-05-16

> Kicked off well, kept the momentum, but the end was... It's a Will Smith's movie, anyway, I was going to watch it, but when the initial cast dropped out, followed by a couple more, simply intrigued me. Actually, I enjoyed the film, but did not like it because of the bad ending. It was a good twist, except the shooting thing. An example how a tiny part can decide the entire movie's fate. Well written crime-drama, with a touch of romance. After all the obstacles, the final cast were at their best. Heist movies always excite me because of the involvement of the tricks and thrills. Nicky, a con artist who recruits a small time thief, Jess to work with his gang. When the job and the romance advancing smoothly, an unexpected split happens. So the years passed, when they meet again, what comes is the crux of the remaining story. The first half let us know what kind of character the Nicky is. His overwhelmed dedication for his undertaking and his reliable team's the focus. Overall, it was the best portion of the movie, and the next half goes for the giant kill, but lacks enthusiasm. More like a revenge or jealousy type narration, but only until reaching the climax where it tries being a very clever and happen all the things at a brisk pace. The film was better than I thought, after learning it was criticised, mostly very badly. Would have been a bit better if the writing was cautious for the crucial parts. Importantly, like I said the end part. 'Yes' for the entertainment it provided and 'no' for one of the best products of the year, 6½/10

The Movie Mob

@mooney240

2022-09-03

**Great twists. Great Fun. Great acting. Great movie!** As a sucker for heist/con films, I love this movie! Great cast, a fun plot, and just great escapism. After seeing hundreds upon hundreds of movies, I rarely am caught off guard by "surprising" twists, but this movie took turns I didn't expect, and absolutely loved it! Probably not as great as my rating would imply, but if you love a good con artist flick, you will enjoy Focus thoroughly.