Focus

Focus

27th February 2015 - 20:10 - Bolton

With the film titled "Focus" there is really one thing you shouldn't lose!

Will Smith back on our screens being suave and stylish is always a welcome treat, even for a heterosexual male like myself, for Clare it was a delight.  Put him in a Danny Ocean style setting as a con man with a plan, and you have the makings for an enjoyable time, throw in the stunning Margot Robbie and you must be onto a winner, well that is definitely true for the first part of the film.

Will Smith takes Margot under his wing just before a huge Superbowl-Esque Mardis Gras in New Orleans.  Money is for the taking and the light fingered con artists adorn the streets in their masses stealing watches, wallets and as much money as possible on the three day event.  The haul from this triumphant task is over 1 million dollars and Margot Robbie is hooked on both the skills needed and Will Smith's heart.

A nice centrepiece with gambling at the Superbowl concludes the first part of the film with me wanting more.  Really enjoyable, and reminding me of the Oceans Trilogy I was wondering where the film could go from here.

This is when the film lost it's focus and the second part of the film felt like a lesser sequel, the story seemed to really slow down and the con's became slightly uninteresting.  Don't get me wrong, I still enjoyed it, but the momentum from the opening had deteriorated. Will Smith wasn't the cool character he started as and for no reason.

Clare enjoyed the film and liked the few little twists involved, leaning over to me and whispering in my ear who she couldn't trust and what she thought was going to happen, but agreed the second part was  not as good as the start.