Focus may have a few too many twists and turns, but it nearly skates by on its glamorous setting and the charm of its stars. Focus 2014 through a series of unfortunate events, a young girl stumbles upon a camera lens that possesses a very mysterious power. The focus puller sharp eyes, uncanny instincts keep films in focus believe it or not, the person responsible for keeping each and every shot of a. The topic certainly suits the times, but the directors approach is as alienating as it is oldfashioned. The movie makes a valiant effort, the twists are clever and surprising, but the palpable lack of heat between smith and robbie hurts the story. A con artist will smith takes on an inexperienced apprentice in this crime comedy from the filmmaking duo behind crazy stupid love, glenn ficarra. Focus is an upcoming american romantic comedydrama film. Three years later, nicky is in buenos aires working a very dangerous scheme when jess now an accomplished femme fatale. And the twists come so fast and furious toward the end, they feel more like overkill than a shock. A movie predicated on having more twists than the monte carlo grand prix can often become oddly. The film will be released in theatres on february 27, 2014 and will be distributed by warner bros. Eschatology end times expectations varies widely among christians. Focus will smith plays a con man who meets his match in this suave but slight outing from the directors of crazy, stupid, love. The film will be released in theatres on february 27, 2014 and will be.
Focus is a 2015 american romantic crime comedydrama film written and directed by glenn. The title focus had potential among the quantitatively declining con artist genre. Focus tells the story of nicky spurgeon, a conman who compromises his craft through a romantic connection. Will smith, margot robbie, and rodrigo santoro star in the con artist romcom focus, written and directed by glenn ficarra and john requa crazy, stupid, love. Lithe and funny until its leaden and obtuse, focus would be pleasantly forgettable were it not for margot robbie, who is announced here as a capital letter movie star. A powerful though overwrought study of bigotry and fear. But as long as some discussion had arisen on the question of whether edwards used his godzilla too sparingly, i wanted to clarify my critique. Nicky and jess become romantically involved, and with nickys profession of being a liar and a cheater for a living, he realizes that deception and love are things that dont go together. Nicky smith, a seasoned master of misdirection becomes romantically involved with novice con artist jess robbie. Will smith, margot robbie, and rodrigo santoro are the. The focus puller sharp eyes, uncanny instincts keep films in focus believe it or not, the person responsible for keeping each and every shot of a movie in focus never looks. Although brilliantly centered and set up with a decent cast and setting the execution of intelligent criminal activity was poor and often justifying or explaining trickery and illusion as hes just so good at it.
Focus is never too clever for its own good, while still managing to be an out of the ordinary film. Differential focus is used quite a bit in photography, but it is also utilized in movies. There were 7 other movies released on the same date, including the lazarus effect, everly and maps to the stars. A disillusioned company man josh blacker has one day to save his floundering career and his romantic relationship. The best and the latest frenchlanguage films from around the world. When he first meets jess barrett, he lets her into his heart and into his. For the most part focus is a slickly entertaining popcorn movie. Dec 22, 2014 the film will be released in theatres on february 27, 2014 and will be distributed by warner bros. Focus is wellmeaning, but its all looks with no substance. Those who believe the church will make a heavenly disappearance prior to a period of great tribulation could very well enjoy this movie. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Will smith stars as nicky, a seasoned master of misdirection who becomes romantically involved with novice con artist jess margot robbie. The sultry, fast talking leading lady is a perfect fit for will smiths swindling. While nicky teaches jess the tricks of the trade, the pair become romantically involved.
Mar 15, 2014 a workplace comedy about a disillusioned company man who has only one day to save his floundering career. Using differential focus in movies steves digicams. Soft focus filters are used for reducing the local contrast in an image, and sometimes also for adding a kind of dreamy glow. Besieged on all sides by incompetent coworkers and a ruthless nemesis, he must fight for what he believes in, conquer his enemies, and not get dumped by his girlfriend. List of focus features movies released coming soon. Suddenly the victims of religious and racial persecution, they find themselves aligned with a local jewish immigrant in a struggle for dignity and survival. Nicky will smith, a veteran con artist, takes a novice named jess margot robbie under his wing. No actor in the movies could have played this part better than macy. The trick that makes robbies character such an expert thiefher light touchis the very thing the movie loses toward the end. Focus is a 2015 american romantic crime comedydrama film written and directed by glenn ficarra and john requa, starring will smith and margot robbie. Feb 25, 2015 focus is nothing if not sleek and luxurious. Get focus dvd and bluray release date, trailer, movie poster and movie stats. Focus, which stars will smith as a master con man and margot robbie as his new apprentice, spends much of its running time convincing you it is the best entry into the genre in years. Fandango chief correspondent dave karger breaks them down with a little help from margot robbie and will smith.
Shop metra dash kit for select 20122014 ford focus wo myfordtouch black at best buy. Ironically, the movie s biggest flaw is its own lack of focus, and the various twists and turns start getting a bit old and almost predictable by the climactic ending if the audience focuses enough themselves, theyll figure out a key plot point. United states february 27, 2015 nationwide canada february 27, 2015. Will smith stars as nicky, a seasoned master of misdirection who becomes romantically. Rodrigo santoro in focus 2015 margot robbie at an event for focus 2015 will smith in focus 2015 adrian. How to achieve a softfocus dreamy look discover digital. Will smith and margot robbie star in focus, in theaters february. Through this lens, the photographer is able to see into the past of. This is a partial listing of films produced andor distributed by focus features, the arthouse motion picture productiondistribution arm of nbcuniversal, a division of comcast. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Macy, is great in this, hard to believe in all the types of racism, eye opening, im sure to the people who have suffered this, that was a stupid comment, and for that i apologize, and perhaps that is why this movie was made to show how many. See top 2014 movies at the domestic box office for the total domestic box office for the top 100 movies released in 2014, and movie index 2014 for an overview of. See top 2014 movies at the domestic box office for the total domestic box office for the top 100 movies released in 2014, and movie index 2014 for an overview of all movies released in 2014. Will smith, margot robbie, and rodrigo santoro are the lead stars of the film.
In focus, out on february 27th, the focus is undoubtedly on margot robbie and will smiths palpable chemistry. Ironically, the movies biggest flaw is its own lack of focus, and the various twists and turns start getting a bit old and almost predictable by the climactic ending if the audience focuses enough themselves, theyll figure out a key plot point. But focus is all surface, all artifice, to the point where we cant help but expect the duplicity. Like the original left behind starring kirk cameron, the movie emotionally presents what occurs on the day of a pretribulation rapture. Focus 1h 27min comedy 15 march 2014 usa a company man struggles to save his career, his romantic relationship and his friendship with his colleagues in this corporate comedy. Focus was released in 2015 on friday, february 27, 2015 in nationwide movie theaters. Watch focus 2014 full movie online free hd ultra hd. Keen eyes, uncanny instincts keep films in sharp focus. After spending more than two decades touring, directing, writing and producing for christian theater and radio most recently for adventures in odyssey, which he still contributes to, bob joined the plugged in staff to help us focus more heavily on video games. Feb 25, 2015 focus, which stars will smith as a master con man and margot robbie as his new apprentice, spends much of its running time convincing you it is the best entry into the genre in years. The main use for this is in portrait photography the filter reduces the appearance of fine detail such as skin pores, giving a smoothing effect.
In the waning months of world war ii, a man and his wife are mistakenly identified as jews by their antisemitic brooklyn neighbors. Nicky spurgeon is an extremely accomplished con man who takes an amateur con artist, jess, under his wing. Luckily, for smith and robbie, the duo have an undeniable charm that carries this duplicitous. Macy, is great in this, hard to believe in all the types of racism, eye opening, im sure to the people who have suffered this, that was a stupid comment, and for that i apologize, and perhaps that is why this movie was made to show how many peoples have suffered, because of birth, or color. A workplace comedy about a disillusioned company man who has only one day to save his floundering career. May 19, 2014 but as long as some discussion had arisen on the question of whether edwards used his godzilla too sparingly, i wanted to clarify my critique. Pictures presents, a di novi pictures production, a zaftig films production, focus.
Nicky will smith is a seasoned master of misdirection who becomes romantically involved with novice con artist jess margot robbie. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Apr 19, 2015 in focus, out on february 27th, the focus is undoubtedly on margot robbie and will smiths palpable chemistry. Focus synopsis a veteran con man will smith is thrown off his game when his former lover and protege margot robbie unexpectedly appears and interferes with his latest and very dangerous scheme.
Purchase focus on digital and stream instantly or download offline. Focus may have a few too many twists and turns, but it nearly skates by on its glamorous. Even though focus isnt the same movie that is being advertised in its trailers, theres still plenty of slick style and crafty storytelling to maintain the interest of viewers who are willing to trade intricate heisting for witty bantering. If movie directing is setting up a scam, theres an exact moment when focus loses its focuswhen a viewer, or this viewer, at least, stopped.