Focus

Con movies are usually fun. The knowledge that someone, somewhere, even if it is a fictitious setting, is being made a fool of can give us a sense of superiority – since it is not us getting ripped off. And because it is a movie, you usually find yourself invested in the conman (or woman), and not the victim.

In Focus, something that the protagonist tells his disciples not to lose sight of, Nicky Spurgeon (Will Smith) is an accomplished conman. While hanging out at a nightclub, he gets to chatting with an attractive young woman, Jess (Margot Robbie). One thing leads to anothe....