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Focus (2015)

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Focus
Director: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
Writer: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
Cast: Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Adrian Martinez, Gerald McRaney, Rodrigo Santoro, BD Wong
Seen on: 13.3.2015

Plot:
Nicky (Will Smith) is a con man in the second generation and in the game for a while, when he meets Jess (Margot Robbie). Jess is young, aspiring to be a con artist herself and trying to rip off Nicky. Nicky plays along for a while, but ultimately reveals himself. Jess asks for a lesson, they hit it off and team up, only for Nicky leaving Jess behind after their job is done. Years later they run into each other again – on opposite ends of another con job.

Focus was not a great film, but it was a thoroughly entertainign one. I like con/heist stories, even if the cons here weren’t awesome, and it was nice to have it paired up with a RomCom.

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Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)

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Crazy, Stupid, Love. is the newest film by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, written by Dan Fogelman, starring Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore, Emma Stone, Marisa Tomei, Kevin Bacon and Josh Groban.

Plot:
Cal (Steve Carell) and Emily (Julianne Moore) have been married for quite a while and the heat is pretty much gone. And then Emily asks for a divorce. Cal is heartbroken and loses all sense of orientation. That is, until womanizer Jacob (Ryan Gosling) finds him and takes pity on him. Jacob basically gives Cal a make-over and shows him how to pick up women. But will that make either of them happy?

Crazy, Stupid, Love. is a wonderful romcom. It’s sweet, it’s actually funny, the performances are good and really did surprise me. An evening very well spent.

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I Love You Phillip Morris (2009)

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I Love You Phillip Morris is a movie directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, starring Jim Carrey, Ewan McGregor, Leslie Mann and Rodrigo Santoro*.

Plot:
The movie tells the story of con artist Steven Jay Russell (Jim Carrey). Steven was a police officer who had a wife (Leslie Mann), kids and was obsessed with finding his natural parents who gave him up for adoption. But when he actually does find his family, his world falls apart and he decides to live life to the fullest. So, he finally tells his wife that he’s gay and becomes a con artist to support his new lifestyle. Unfortunately that way, he ends up in prison, where he meets the man of his life: Phillip Morris (Ewan McGregor). And that’s only the beginning.

I Love You Phillip Morris is a great comedy, albeit not a perfect movie. One has to wonder why this story was never told before (probably due to TEH GAY!) – it lends itself wonderfully to the film format.

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