Reviews for this film from our members:
- Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Cafe Texan
- Excerpt: Focus has a lot of style, but what it doesn’t have is, well, focus.Focus tries to be too clever in its con games, coming up with twists and turns that instead of being clever and stylish, become a bit puzzling and a tad too convenient to be believed.
- José Arce @ LaButaca.net [Spanish]
- Excerpt: Will Smith y Margot Robbie se limitan a ser guapos sin química en una comedia romántica con toques de thriller que supone un tropezón importante en la carrera de John Requa y Glenn Ficarra, pareja creativa ahora seducida por el poder del Hollywood vacío.
- Jason Bailey @ Flavorwire
- Excerpt: Will Smith, once a brand name, finds himself with something to prove. Luckily, his latest movie Focus proves it — reminding us why he became a star in the first place, and providing a glimpse of where he might go from here.
- Nicholas Bell @ Ioncinema
- Excerpt: Though Will Smith is remarkably well preserved and edging into the suavely mature chapter of his career, his last rated R film was Bad Boys II in 2003, when co-star Margot Robbie was a pre-teen.
- Kevin Carr @ 7M Pictures
- Excerpt: Had this been a stepping-stone project for Smith in the mid-90s, it would have been perfectly fine. However, with his box office track record, I expected more from Will Smith but never got it.
- Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: Writer/director Glenn Ficarra & John Requa’s (“Crazy, Stupid, Love”) latest is a little bit “Now You See Me,” a little bit “Out of Sight”…a nice bounce back for Will Smith.
- Billy Donnelly @ This Is Infamous
- Mark Dujsik @ Mark Reviews Movies
- Excerpt: In the end, we get the sense that Focus is rigged against us.
- [New – 10/29/15] | Hugo Gomes @ http://cinematograficamentefalando.blogs.sapo.pt/ [Portuguese]
- Susan Granger @ www.susangranger.com
- Excerpt: Slick, subversive, if distrated, this crime caper is a mildly entertaining diverson.
- Roderick Heath @ This Island Rod
- Excerpt: It’s like a cocktail with all the right ingredients but the bartender forgot to shake.
- Mark Hobin @ Fast Film Reviews
- Excerpt: Smith comes across as more smug – coolly detached to everyone and everything. He’s more in love with himself than his beautiful young co-star.
- Charlie Juhl @ Citizen Charlie
- Excerpt: Look at the movie poster – that is a 22-year age difference. Will Smith asked himself, “What would Michael Douglas do?”
- Ben Kendrick @ Screen Rant
- Excerpt: Despite its “never lose focus” catchphrase, unnecessary tangents and underwhelming reveals make Focus a somewhat unfocused, though still enjoyable, viewing experience.
- Jeremy Kibler @ The Artful Critic
- Excerpt: …before overplaying its hand with a bait and switch and then explaining itself, “Focus” is slick, glossy, smarter-than-it-needs-to-be entertainment that doesn’t take its audience for a fool in a bad way.
- Kristin Dreyer Kramer @ NightsAndWeekends.com
- Kristen Lopez @ Awards Circuit
- Excerpt: Will Smith and Margot Robbie provide lovely distraction in this con-man throwback
- Jared Mobarak @ The Film Stage
- Stefan Pape @ HeyUGuys
- Jason Pirodsky @ Expats.cz
- Excerpt: While the results may not be satisfying, it’s fun trying to work out all the angles of Focus while the game is underway.
- Nuno Reis @ Antestreia [Portuguese]
- Amir Siregar @ Flick Magazine [Indonesian]
- Sarah Ward @ artsHub
- Andrew Wyatt @ St. Louis Magazine
- Excerpt: Focus is a nimble and gratifying work of escapism, oozing with style and just clever enough to stand out from the pack.
