‘focus’ review: pete hammond on will smith’s sharp look at con artists

[WATCH] 'Focus' Review: A Sharp Take On Con Artists With Will Smith You will be redirected back to your article in seconds Skip to main content February 25, 2015 11:03am SERVICES

TO SHARE THIS PAGE. Loading video... _Focus _is about a veteran con man played by Will Smith, who runs into a former protege, now _femme fatale, _played dexterously by Margot Robbie (_Wolf

of Wall Street_), while he’s busy trying to pull a new game. But the questions that keep coming up in this terrific little caper film, as I say in the video review above, are who is playing

who, and when. With con artists (and cynics might say with actors too), it’s hard to figure out who’s smitten, who’s playing someone for the fool and who’s doing both at the same time. Smith

is as good as he’s been in a while, and Robbie is every bit his on-screen equal. Other cast members include a very effective Gerald McRaney as the security director for the man both Smith

and Robbie are pursuing, played by Rodrigo Santoro. B.D. Wong is also in the cast. Glenn Ficarra and John Requa – who together produced, directed and/or wrote _Cats & Dogs, Bad Santa

_and_ I Love You Phillip Morris _–  wrote and directed this film together. Like their previous work, it’s expertly done, especially if you like the con-artist and caper film genre that

they’re exploring here. The film, which is being distributed by Warner Bros., debuts Friday in the United States. Denise Di Novi is the producer. Check out my review above. Will you be

seeing the film? Let us know what you think. WATCH ON DEADLINE 4 Comments JavaScript is required to load the comments. MARKETPLACE SITE ad