Focus is about a con man (Will Smith) who takes a young woman (Margot Robbie) under his wing when she wants to learn the tricks of the trade. The two have a brief relationship, which doesn’t end well. Three years later, the con man runs into her while he is working a job, and things start happening between the two. This could have easily turned so much worse than it did. Fortunately, the final product ended up being a pretty solid flick. The movie is mostly able to work because of its talented leads. Will Smith practically oozes charm and charisma, and Margot Robbie proves here that she wasn’t just a one-trick pony with The Wolf of Wall Street. Smith and Robbie have fantastic chemistry together and they are able to work off each other really well. As far as I’m concerned, that’s a very good thing because the romance aspect of the movie is really important to the plot. One thing I really have to compliment this movie for is really sidestepping the whole “misunderstanding” cliche often found in romantic comedies, a cliche I absolutely hate. The dialogue is pretty solid, and the actors in the movie are all able to sell it. Whenever one character would go through how a con was pulled off, I was completely sucked into the scene. So, in short, what we have here is a pretty damn good movie with solid writing, good acting that is anchored by the two unbelievably likable leads.
9 / 10
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