Directors:
Glenn Ficarra, John RequaWriters:
Glenn Ficarra, John RequaStars:
Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Rodrigo SantoroStoryline
Nicky Spurgeon is an extremely accomplished con man who takes an amateur con artist, Jess, under his wing. Nicky and Jess become romantically involved, and with Nicky's profession of being a liar and a cheater for a living, he realizes that deception and love are things that don't go together. They split, only to see each other three years later... And things get messy.
Details
Country:
USA | ArgentinaLanguage:
English | SpanishRelease Date:
27 February 2015 (USA)Also Known As:
FokusFilming Locations:
New Orleans, Louisiana, USABox Office
Budget:
$50,100,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$18,685,137 (USA) (27 February 2015)Gross:
$53,846,915 (USA) (1 May 2015)Did You Know?
Trivia
Robert Taylor (who plays McEwen) and Gerald McRaney (who plays Owens) both appear in the TV show Longmire. Someone makes a joke to Jess (Margot Robbie) about Australians being untrustworthy. Margot Robbie and Robert Taylor are both Australian. See more »Goofs
The stake in "double or quits", as used in the superbowl scene, should not be twice the previous stake, it's the same as the previous stake. Being $X down, another stake of $X will leave you either $2X down on loss (double), or $0 down on victory (quits). Were the new stake to be twice, you'd end up either $3X down, or $X up. Both characters are inveterate gamblers, so shouldn't muddle their terminology so.Quotes
Nicky: You see, there's a science to getting people to trust you. With women, it's all about emotion. Connection. That you feel the emotion... as strongly as they do. They've been dreaming about that shit ever since they were little girls.Nicky: With her, it was shared history.
Nicky: A friendly face. Set her off balance. Helps diffuse aggression.
Jess: You've lost so much weight!
Nicky: Start discussing emotional shit.
Nicky: They're disarmed.
Nicky: Now they're open. You know you got them...
Nicky: ...when they start to unconsciously mimic you.
Focus 2015 User Reviews
Not really sure how this film has got some poor reviews. It was clever, funny and overall kept my focus (Pardon the pun).
Will Smith is fantastic in this film, not being an over-exuberant character, which I feel some people were expecting in this film. His on screen relationship with Margot Robbie was very good, and I feel she has not got as much credit for this film as she deserves.
Some fantastic camera shots, and great locations add a little bit extra to this film.
I would advise not listening to reviews and going to see it for yourself and making the decision on your own. Enjoy!
Will Smith is fantastic in this film, not being an over-exuberant character, which I feel some people were expecting in this film. His on screen relationship with Margot Robbie was very good, and I feel she has not got as much credit for this film as she deserves.
Some fantastic camera shots, and great locations add a little bit extra to this film.
I would advise not listening to reviews and going to see it for yourself and making the decision on your own. Enjoy!
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