Focus (dirs. Glenn Ficarra & John Requa).

The problem with con man films is the filmmakers behind them sometimes are unable to resist conning the audience along with its characters. Will Smith and Margot Robbie make for a very appealing pair of professional grifters and when they inevitably part ways, we struggle to figure out who is conning who. The ambiguously titled film is sly and fun, but Ficarra and Requa choose too many divergent paths, trying both to entertain and fool you, proving their cleverness along the way.

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