History Film / Focus

* PleaseDontLeaveMe: Jess to Nicky, twice. [[spoiler:The first time is after the Super Bowl con against Liyuan Tse when Jess realises Nicky is leaving her, and starts crying. The second crosses over with AnguishedDeclarationOfLove after Nicky is shot by Owens.]]

* TheAce: Nicky proves to be this throughout the film.

* SaltAndPepper: Jess and Nicky, respectively.

''Focus'' is a 2015 RomanticComedy[=/=]drama directed and written by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, starring Creator/WillSmith and Creator/MargotRobbie.

* LeftTheBackgroundMusicOn: [[Music/TheRollingStones "Sympathy for the Devil"]] plays during Nicky's Super Bowl con, and when he explains how he did it, it turns out that the song was actually part of it.

* EmbarrassingNickname: Nicky was called "Mellow" by his father in his youth. [[spoiler:He's called it again in the climax by Owens, who is actually Nicky's father.]]

* NeverTrustATralier: Some of the trailers made it seem as if Jess would later turn the tables and con Nicky, but thankfully it turns out to be misleading. While she does manipulate him into being jealous, she is not the one pulling a con and fooling him in the end, so the student does not unrealistically outplay the teacher.

* {{Red Herring}}: [[spoiler: After Jess realized Nicky used her for the UsefulNotes/SuperBowl con and left her. The film leads the viewer to believe that Jess is planning to burn Nicky and ruin his latest major con, when they meet again 3 years later. Turns out that Jess never intended on burning Nicky. And them meeting 3 years later was by chance, since Jess was also working on con herself.]]

* DeliberateInjuryGambit: [[spoiler: Nicky explains to Jess about a desperation tactic when the con is blown. The con man shoots his partner and makes it look believable to fool the mark. but if he or she knows where to shot, the wound won't be fatal, especially if the person gets quick medical treatment. Jess would later experience this first hand during the climax.]]

''Focus'' is a 2015 romantic comedy-drama directed and written by Gleen Ficarra and John Requa, starring Creator/WillSmith and Creator/MargotRobbie.

Nicky (Smith) is a veteran con man who meets an inspiring con woman named Jess (Robbie). He decides to show her a few tricks of the trade, but things get complicated when his attraction to her causes him to lose focus on what he does best.

* WhatTheHellHero: Nicky gives this to Jess for attempting to make him jealous [[spoiler:and to get back at Nicky for leaving her in New Orleans three years before, as well as for trying to steal Garriga's watch when he claims she can do better.]]

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Focus'' is a 2015 romantic comedy directed and written by Gleen Ficarra and John Requa.

The film stars Creator/WillSmith as Nicky, a veteran con man who meets an inspiring con woman named Jess, played by Creator/MargotRobbie. He decides to show her a few tricks of the trade, but things get complicated when his attraction to her causes him to lose focus on what he does best.

''Focus'' is a 2015 romantic comedy directed and written by Gleen Ficarra and John Requa.

* {{Red Herring}}: [[spoiler: After Jess realized Nicky used her for the SuperBowl con and left her. The film leads the viewer to believe that Jess is planning to burn Nicky and ruin his latest major con, when they meet again 3 years later. Turns out that Jess never intended on burning Nicky. And them meeting 3 years later was by chance, since Jess was also working on con herself.]]

* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler: Nicky's major con at the SuperBowl turns out to be this both for the target, and Jess, who he used to help make it work without her knowing. It happens again later in the film, when Nicky "confesses" that he tricked Jess again to unknowingly sneak a program into his mark's room, so that he can steal his information.]]

* ActorAllusion / ShoutOut: possibly unintentional. At one point, Nicky warns Jess that "There are AUSTRALIANS here!" Australian Margot Robbie responds with an offended "What's THAT supposed to mean?"

The film stars WillSmith as Nicky, a veteran con man who meets an inspiring con woman named Jess, played by Creator/MargotRobbie. He decides to show her a few tricks of the trade, but things get complicated when his attraction to her causes him to lose focus on what he does best.

The film stars WillSmith as Nicky, a veteran con man who meets an inspiring con woman named Jess, played by Creator/MargotRobbie. He decides to show her a few tricks of the trade, but things get complicated when his attraction to her, causes him to lose focus on what he does best.

* ThisIsGonnaSuck: Nicky's reaction near the end [[spoiler:when his car is blindsided and he realises he and Jess are about to be captured.]]

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Arguably Nicky. He's a remorseless conman who sometimes uses Jess for his own means, but he still recruits her despite her lack of experience and does a lot to look out for her, eventually falling for her [[spoiler:and asks Garriga to spare her life after they're both cpatured]].

* {{Red Herring}}: [[spoiler: After Jess realized Nicky used her for the SuperBowl con and left her. The film leads the viewer to believe that Jess is planning to burn Nicky and ruin his latest major con, when they meet again 3 years later. Turns out that Jess never intended on burning Nicky. And them meeting 3 years later was by chance, since Jess was also working on con herself.]]