The emotional payoff in "Focus" might not be as strong as in their previous efforts — which notably includes screenwriting duties on 2003's "Bad Santa," a film that effectively introduced Requa and Ficarra to Hollywood. It also suffers ever so The new con movie Focus — not to be confused with Focus Features, although someone … Read more
It's a movie that Gamergate participants will unabashedly love, in that there is only one woman in it, she is insanely beautiful, all she does in the film is wear minimal clothing and ask men to impart all their manly wisdom, and all the men do in her With a hot cast including Will Smith … Read more
“Focus” topped the weekend box office charts with $19.1 million, but the heist film didn't make off with as much loot as many analysts expected. The film had been expected to earn between $21 million to $23 million. Cue breathless stories about whether A romantic caper stocked with con artists, good looks but little sizzle, … Read more
After Earth, Men in Black 3, Seven Pounds It's been a while since Will Smith lived up to his star status in a film worth having his name above the title. As Nicky, a con artist's con artist in Focus, he redeems himself somewhat in a generic, but The bottom line for movies about con … Read more
While Martinez is recognizable, you may not realize the wealth of his character roles unless you take a closer look at his body of work on TV, film and Off-Broadway. Currently, he plays Will Smith's funny, smart-mouthed yet lovable sidekick, Farhad, in For Robbie, “Focus” cements her status as a major star. After a hilarious … Read more
A romantic caper stocked with con artists, good looks but little sizzle, Focus is no Trouble in Paradise, House of Games or The Grifters. This ultra-slick, fantasy-inducing visit to an international wonder world of wealth and On the most basic level, the con-artist romance Focus is a Cary Grant movie in the North By Northwest … Read more
On the most basic level, the con-artist romance Focus is a Cary Grant movie in the North By Northwest or Charade mold. There's a charismatic 6-foot-2 star who's funny when he plays drunk (Will Smith), a love interest who's (WITI) — The movie “Focus” is now in theaters. It features Will Smith as “Nicky,” a … Read more
The third weekend of Fox's “Kingsman: The Secret Service” and the fourth weekend of “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water” are pegged as edging out “Fifty Shades” for the third and fourth slots with somewhere around $11 million each. Warner Bros. Just a few days before the release of the Hollywood romantic comedy film … Read more