Will Smith stars in this must see movie filled with extravagant cons and unlikely romance

The movie “Focus”, starring Will Smith and Margot Robbie was as unpredictable as it was entertaining. In this film, Nicky (Will Smith), a veteran con artist, takes on a novice con artist named Jess (Margot Robbie) under his wing. As he teaches her his best tricks of the trade, the two slowly become romantically involved. At the end of their job Nicky decided Jess had gotten too close, and Nicky ends their relationship on a poor note and disappears.

The movie picks up three years later and Nicky is back at it,

working a dangerous scheme when Jess shows up as a high class female fatale. She also happens to be Nicky’s employer’s long term girlfriend.

From there, the two ex-lovers experience the twists and turns of seeing each other again, and attempt to stay away from

eachother.

Jess appears to be throwing Nicky off his game, at a time where he can not be distracted.  He is also attempting to pull off the biggest con yet, in the world of racing.

This movie contained a little bit of everything. It had action, romance, mystery and we never knew what was coming next. Although the beginning was a little bit slow, the second half of movie made up for the slower start.

There were so many abrupt plot twists throughout the movie, specifically in the last fifteen minutes. As soon as we thought we had figured something out, another curveball was thrown in the plot, making it hard to tell what was ever going to happen next.

This lead the plot to somewhere we never would have guessed but somehow fit perfectly with what all the madness happening. Will Smith was a perfect fit for the character of Nicky: Humorous, serious, and complicated.

At the end of the day, the movie was entertaining, fun, enjoyable, and surprising. With all of the romance, and action from the cons, there was rarely a time when we were bored. It is highly recommended, as we would give it 4 out of 5 stars.

By: Melissa Funes And Emma Van Deursen