Focus quotes has a lot of snappy sexy dialogues and the onscreen charisma. His breakthrough came when he played a fictionalised version of himself in the 1990s television sitcom the fresh prince of belair. Will smith and margot robbie star in focus, in theaters february. Focus 2015 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It follows a man who copes with his daughters death by writing letters to time, death, and love.
Come what may, will smith hasnt made a movie like focus warner bros. If you like will smith and margot robbie youll like this movie. Robert dean is a mildmannered lawyer who works in washington d. Its pretty incredible to think that will smith went from rapper, to tv star, to movie star, to rapping movie star, to pretty much the best guy on instagram and the patriarch of a very famous. A con artist will smith takes on an inexperienced apprentice in this crime comedy from the. Will smith s latest movie, focus had all the makings for cinematic goodness. 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. Luckily, for smith and robbie, the duo have an undeniable charm that carries this duplicitous. The movies classicism is built into the setup, a takeoff on ernst. Is stood on his hotel room balcony watching the city when he makes a call. The writers and directors of focus, glenn ficarra and john requa, employ a. 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.
When ben affleck was in his choosing between projects phase right after the completion of argo, he flirted with acting in a warner bros. A new trailer for will smith and margot robbies highly anticipated comedythriller, focus, was released monday, dec. In the midst of veteran con man nickys latest scheme, a woman from his past now an accomplished femme fatale shows up and throws his plans for a loop. If will smith was starring in a movie, then all of america was seeing it. The story follows veteran con artist, nicky will smith, who takes amateur con artist. Focus stars will smith as a con man and margot robbie of the wolf of wall street as his protege. Will smiths new movie focus should be called unfocused. Why margot robbie told off will smith during her focus. When hitch first meets albert, he says i hope shes single cuz i dont do breakups. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. The recently released film focus is centered nicky will smith, an expert con man. A man with a fateful secret embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of seven strangers. Will smith says those words at the end of a conversation in which the 46yearold talks about basketball, his kids, his new film focus, hugh jackmans body fat, chronic dissatisfaction, and, yes. Enemy of the state 1998 will smith, gene hackman, jon.
Focus is a copycat caper that gets by on movie star appeal will smith and margot robbie are appealing enough to sell their slightly derivative conartist romance. The story he goes through is stylistically similar to steven soderberghs 2001 oceans eleven, with beautiful people in beautiful clothes gallivanting about in beautiful parts of the world. For the most part focus is a slickly entertaining popcorn movie. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies. Nicky smith, a seasoned master of misdirection becomes romantically involved with novice con artist jess robbie.
Focus, in theaters on friday, stars will smith and margot robbie as con artists who fall in love. There were many missed opportunities for making it even more dramatic without taking overdramatizing. Hitchs specialty as a dating consultant was getting his clients in with women they dont know. The free press journal called the film smart, slick, but shallow. Its story follows emma woodhouse, a young woman who interferes in the love lives of her friends. Other actors might have made films that grossed more. Focus is a 2015 american romantic crime comedydrama film written and directed by glenn ficarra and john requa, starring will smith and margot robbie.
The recent weekend box office win of focus has seemingly reinvigorated the previously beleaguered cinematic star power of will smith. Its very quirky and fairly fast paced but does go back and reference things in strange ways at times. New jersey native and indie filmmaker kevin smith will rework his script for the longawaited sequel to the cult classic mallrats, adding the impact of the coronavirus pandemic to his view. Starring will smith, margot robbie, and rodrigo santoro, the film was released on. With will smith, margot robbie, rodrigo santoro, adrian martinez. So i got the job because i looked like shit and called will smith a dick. The role brought him international recognition and two golden globe award nominations for best actor television series musical or comedy. The talented actor made a name for himself with the popular 1990s television series. Focus is a 2015 american romantic dark comedy film written and directed by glenn ficarra and john requa. Three years after breaking off a romance with his protege. Of course, the leading hook is the stars for will smith, one of hollywoods favourite and most charismatic actors, as well as margot robbie. He and his wife jada pinkett smith were both cast in dc comics project in 2014 will as deadshot in the film suicide squad 2016 and jada in the television show gotham 2014. Bennet omalu 2015 after earth general cypher raige 20.
Its very quirky and fairly fast paced but does go back and reference things in strange ways at times if you arent paying attention. It stars anya taylorjoy, johnny flynn, josh oconnor, callum turner, mia goth, miranda hart, and bill nighy. The song at the end of the movie when will smith has been shot and his dad is telling why he left, then takes the money. Hard to resist a movie starring will smith and margot robbie. With will smith, rosario dawson, woody harrelson, michael ealy. With will smith, alice braga, charlie tahan, salli richardsonwhitfield. Will smith replaces ben affleck in con artist drama focus. Staring riley steele, kayden kross, jennifer white and kortney kane. Maybe focus should have been called mellow because, like its lead character, its just slightly too soft. Will smith, margot robbie have sexy chemistry in new focus. Will smith transitioned from successful rapper to hollywood alister, starring on the fresh prince of belair before headlining such films as independence day, men in black and ali. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at.
Smiths sad eyes and whispery line readings stand in for a missing dramatic core. Enemy of the state enemy of the state 1998 enemy of the state 1998 movie a lawyer becomes a target by a corrupt politician and his nsa goons when. So what does it say about will smith and margot robbie that they met while she was trying to run a con on him in the trailer for focus. Focus 2015 soundtrack complete list of songs whatsong. Tarzan, having acclimated to life in london, is called back to his former home in the jungle to. Will smiths latest movie, focus had all the makings for cinematic goodness. Will smith made his film debut as a highsociety scammer in six degrees of separation, and now, a bit more than 21 years later, hes back at the hustle in focus, a sexy sleightof. Theres no doubt that will smith is one of the most popular actors today. Find out where focus 2015 is streaming, if focus 2015 is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. He also served as an executive producer on 24 episodes of the series. Focus, which stars will smith as a 46yearold millennial with.
Collateral beauty is a 2016 american drama film directed by david frankel and written by allan loeb. Margot robbie at an event for focus 2015 margot robbie in focus 2015 rodrigo santoro at an. Will smith full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Focus stars will smith as nicky, a smooth con man youre meant to love mostly because hes played by will smith.
Focus is never too clever for its own good, while still managing to be an out of the ordinary film. Will smiths feelings for margot robbie cost him focus. Fix it 2006 is about a hitchlike date doctor whose specialty is breakups. What are critics saying about the new will smith movie. Focus is a film that fits within the dramatic comedy genre, but also with elements from a crime and romance film. All def movie awards presented by fusion 1 episode 2016. Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in new york city struggles valiantly to find a cure in this postapocalyptic action thriller. The master thief who showed focuss will smith and margot. The film will be released in theatres on february 27, 2014 and will be.