Focus - Keep Guessing

The entire time I watched the movie, I thought I had it all figured out.  Every time I thought that, the next thought that came to mind was: "That wasn't what I expected."  Which is not a bad thing.

I have to give them two thumbs up for being very creative with the twist on the grifter tale.  I kept trying to stay ahead of the story, wondering what was con and what was not.  The fact that there were a lot of fun surprises was great.  I will admit that there were a couple of slow scenes in the movie, but the twists made them worth it.

Margot Robbie and Will Smith were cute in the film, but the striking chemistry wasn't there.  Part of that could be the fact that you never knew who was conning when.  It was nice to see Gerald McRaney back on the screen, if in one of his traditional roles.

I did enjoy the film, but I'm not sure that I would pay to see it in theatres.  It depends on how much you like Smith (which I usually do) and how much you like grifter movies.  This one is good, but just didn't pack the wow factor I thought it would.  It's worth a Red Box Rental for sure.