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2015 Movie Review - Focus
This is Will Smith's umpteenth movie for his career. This movie is about cons and the "con of love" :P
Will Smith plays Nicky Spurgeon, a very experienced con-man who meets and the recruits beautiful and sexy Jess Barrett (Margot Robbie).
They hit it off together professionally and romantically until an ultimate con where Nick cons a rich compulsive gambler and wins all he money.
After that, Nick leaves Jess without giving any reason.
3 years later, Nick is recruited in a con and sees Jess entertaining his employer, Rafael Garriga (Rodrigo Santoro) in the party. He approaches Jess and finds out she's working for Rafael and also his lover.
Nick is jealous and pursues Jess again. He manages to win her heart again and they go to bed together. Rafael's henchman, Owens (Gerald McRaney) almost manages to expose Nick and Jess together.
In the end, Nick manages to sell Garriga's secret fuel formula to competitors and earns millions. However, he is caught by Garriga and left for dead. Luckily or con-ningly, Owens turns out to be Nick's father, Bucky and saves Nick's life.
Bucky leaves Nick with the millions he earned but Nick and Jess are happily together again.
Watchability : 6 / 10 - not the best Will Smith movie but not the worse either.
Cast :
Will Smith ... Nicky
Margot Robbie ... Jess
Adrian Martinez ... Farhad
Gerald McRaney ... Owens
Rodrigo Santoro ... Garriga
BD Wong BD Wong ... Liyuan
Brennan Brown ... Horst
Robert Taylor ... McEwen
Dotan Bonen ... Gordon
Griff Furst ... Gareth
Stephanie Honoré ... Janice
David Stanford ... Drunken Stranger
Dominic Fumusa ... Jared
Steve Kim ... Liyuans Bodyguard
Don Yesso ... Card Player / Football Coach
Margot Robbie ... Jess
Adrian Martinez ... Farhad
Gerald McRaney ... Owens
Rodrigo Santoro ... Garriga
BD Wong BD Wong ... Liyuan
Brennan Brown ... Horst
Robert Taylor ... McEwen
Dotan Bonen ... Gordon
Griff Furst ... Gareth
Stephanie Honoré ... Janice
David Stanford ... Drunken Stranger
Dominic Fumusa ... Jared
Steve Kim ... Liyuans Bodyguard
Don Yesso ... Card Player / Football Coach
References :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focus_(2015_film)
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2015 TV Series Review - 12 Monkeys
12 Monkeys is an interesting series with another familiar theme, time travel. Heck, the series is actually based on an adaptation of the similarly named movie starring Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt.
This time around, the main star is actor Aaron Stanford, last seen playing the nerd in Nikita. Stanford plays James Cole, the only one who can travel between time.
The premise of the storyline is that in 2043, the Earth's population is hugely decimated due to a plague released in 2017. The remainder has become either savages or local clans. The only exception is the time travel facility where Cole and his pal, Ramse is staying together with the head scientist, Jones.
When Cole is sent back to 2013, he meets Dr. Cassandra Railly (Amanda Schull) who may know the actual supposedly creator of the plague, Leland Frost.
Cole finds Leland and kills him but finds out that its not over. The story stretches on to Leland's daughter to The Pallid Man and the organization, Army of the Twelve Monkeys.
I do like this series but the issue is that the timeline travel between 2013 -2017 and 2043 can be confusing at times. It would be great if one episode focused on one timeline and the next episode another one, rather than combining all into each episode.
Watchabilty : 5 /10 - can be confusing watching at times.
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Ramse |
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The Pallid Man |
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Cast :
Aaron Stanford ... James Cole
Barbara Sukowa ... Katrina Jones / ...
Amanda Schull ... Dr. Cassandra Railly
Kirk Acevedo ... Ramse / ...
Noah Bean ... Aaron Marker
Demore Barnes ... Whitley
Emily Hampshire ... Jennifer Goines
Murray Furrow ... Dr. Lasky
Alisen Down ... Striking Woman
Tom Noonan ... Pallid Man
Barbara Sukowa ... Katrina Jones / ...
Amanda Schull ... Dr. Cassandra Railly
Kirk Acevedo ... Ramse / ...
Noah Bean ... Aaron Marker
Demore Barnes ... Whitley
Emily Hampshire ... Jennifer Goines
Murray Furrow ... Dr. Lasky
Alisen Down ... Striking Woman
Tom Noonan ... Pallid Man
References :
http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/jan/16/12-monkeys-review-syfy-time-travel-drama-confusing-chronology
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12_Monkeys_(TV_series)