Focus (2015)

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Movie
German title Focus
Original title Focus
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2015
length 104 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
JMK 12
Rod
Director Glenn Ficarra ,
John Requa
script Glenn Ficarra,
John Requa
production Denise Di Novi
music Nick Urata
camera Xavier Pérez Grobet
cut Jan Kovac
occupation
synchronization

Focus is a 2015 American film directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa. It stars Will Smith , Margot Robbie and Rodrigo Santoro . The cinema release in the USA was on February 27, 2015. In Germany, the film opened on March 5, 2015.

action

Nicky Spurgeon is a professional con man and con artist. In a nightclub he meets the attractive Jess Barrett, who tries to seduce and steal from him. Nicky quickly gets to her number and teaches her never to lose sight of the essentials ( focus ). Meanwhile he steals from her . He decides to teach her the craft of deception and deception. Jess learns quickly and the two make a good team. However, when they develop feelings for each other, Nicky ends their collaboration.

Three years later, Nicky works for the motorsport billionaire Rafael Garriga, only the team of the Australian businessman McEwen stands in the way to win the championship. Nicky pretends to have been pissed off by Garriga's team and wants to sell McEwen a fake version of the EXR, a software for fuel combustion. This leads the driver astray by displaying incorrect values ​​and thereby slows the car by a few tenths of a second during the race. In fact, however, he sells the real software behind Garriga's back to all competitors and earns 27 million euros in the process. At a pre-race party, he meets Jess again, who is now apparently Garriga's girlfriend. Reignite their feelings for one another so that they ultimately come back together. Garriga's chief security officer, Owens, becomes suspicious and follows Nicky and Jess.

While Nicky is waiting for Jess in his hotel room, he receives a message that he is in danger and should leave the room immediately. Nicky and Jess try to escape, but they are captured by Garriga's men and taken to his workshop. Jess admits she wanted to seduce Garriga with the intention of stealing his precious watch. Owens shoots Nicky in the chest and Garriga runs away to avoid being associated with Nicky's death.

After Garriga leaves, Owens reveals that he is Nicky's father, Bucky. He assures Jess that he has not hit any of the major vital arteries and drives Nicky and Jess to the hospital. He takes all the money that Nicky has thrown away and disappears with the advice never to lose sight of the essentials. Supported by Jess, Nicky drags himself to the entrance of the hospital. He smiles when he discovers Garriga's valuable watch on her wrist, which she obviously managed to steal from him at the very last second.

production

Ryan Gosling and Emma Watson were originally intended to cast the two main roles . When both were eliminated, Brad Pitt was offered the role, but he declined. The cast with Ben Affleck and Kristen Stewart failed because Affleck was busy with other projects. After Affleck's rejection, Stewart also got out, so Margot Robbie was hired.

The directing duo and production designer Beth Mickle set out in Buenos Aires in June 2013 in search of locations. A second trip with producers Denise Di Novi and Mark Scoon led to later filming locations in San Telmo , Puerto Madero , Barracas , Retiro , Recoleta , Palermo and Buenos Aires-Ezeiza Airport . The shooting began on September 14, 2013. New Orleans and were continued in Buenos Aires on 19 November. The last day of shooting in Argentina was December 10th. The shooting took place in New York on December 17th .

Neil Smith had made several suggestions at the Forum of the Digital Cinema Society in December 2013 that most of the film should be cut in Final Cut Pro X. This would make Focus the largest production that has been cut with the program so far.

When the film was made, Apollo Robbins acted as a consultant, an expert in the field of pickpocketing.

publication

The film was released in the United States on February 27, 2015. On January 29, 2015, Warner Bros. and IMAX Corporation announced that they would release the film digitally revised in IMAX DMR format for release.

synchronization

The German synchronization was carried out by Film- & Fernseh-Synchron in Berlin , based on a dialog book and directed by Marianne Groß .

role actor Voice actor
Nicky Spurgeon Will Smith Jan Odle
Jess Barrett Margot Robbie Anne Helm
Garríga Rodrigo Santoro Sebastian Jacob
Farhad Adrien Martinez Tobias Müller
Owens Gerald McRaney Jan Spitzer
Liyuan Tse BD Wong Rainer Fritzsche
McEwen Robert Taylor Torsten Michaelis
Jared Dominic Fumusa Olaf Reichmann
horst Brennan Brown Stephan Schleberger

reception

Gross profit

Focus grossed $ 53.8 million in North America and $ 159 million worldwide, on a budget of $ 50.1 million. The film grossed $ 38.6 million on the opening weekend. It was shown in 3,323 theaters, averaging $ 155,623 per theater. This put the film at number 1 on the box office.

At the same time as the US theatrical release, the film was released in 39 film markets and achieved revenues of approximately 12.2 million US dollars outside the US on the opening weekend. The strongest international sales markets overall are Great Britain (US $ 13 million), Russia (US $ 3.1 million) and the Netherlands (US $ 1.8 million).

criticism

Focus received mixed reviews. At Rotten Tomatoes , 55% of the reviews are positive, out of a total of 173 reviews; the average rating is 5.8 / 10. The critical consensus states: “ Focus may have too many twists and turns, but it benefits from its glamorous setting and the charm of its stars.” Metacritic gave the film a 56/100 rating based on 42 reviews.

The film-dienst said that the "light-footed and varied staged film" played with the question of "how much trust is beneficial among crooks". At the same time, "the romance remains quite underdeveloped despite the good main actors" and serves "above all to link the sophisticated frauds with one another".

Soundtrack

The soundtrack for the film was released on February 24, 2015 by WaterTower Music .

  1. "I'm a Manchild" - Uptown Funk Empire (Bruno Hovart)
  2. “Sofa Rockers (Richard Dorfmeister Remix)” - Sofa Surfers
  3. "Please!" - Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
  4. "Wind It Up" - Stooges Brass Band
  5. "You Don't Have To Worry" - Doris & Kelley
  6. "Meet Me In the City" - Junior Kimbrough
  7. " Gimme Danger " - Iggy & the Stooges
  8. "Chorra" - Los Mareados
  9. “La Espada de Cadorna” - Mauro Alberelli, Fernando Diego, Barreyro, Maria Carla Flores, Fermin Echeveste, Manuel Gonzalez Aguilar, Mateo Gonzalez Aguilar and Carlos Maximiliano Russo
  10. "Gerli Hood" - Ivan Diaz Mathe, Jorge Estenbenet, Sebastian Martinez, Francisco Olivero, Daniel Michel, Juan Manuel Meyer and Gala Iglesias Brickles featuring Camilo Costaldi Lira and Alberto Manuel Rodriguez
  11. "Corazon De Piedra (Te Amo)" - Alejandro Medina
  12. "White Bird" - It's a Beautiful Day
  13. "Love Makes the World Go Round" - Barbara Lewis
  14. "Focus (Love Theme)" - Nick Urata
  15. "The Windmills Of Your Mind" - Ray Conniff and The Singers

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Release certificate for Focus . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , February 2015 (PDF; test number: 150 089 K).
  2. ↑ Age rating for Focus . Youth Media Commission .
  3. ↑ a b Warner Bros Dates 'Man From UNCLE' For 2015 MLK Weekend; Will Smith's 'Focus' Set For February 2015 . In: deadline.com , February 20, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2014. 
  4. ↑ a b Sascha Koebner: Focus. film-dienst , 6/2015, accessed on March 26, 2015 .
  5. ^ ST: Focus. Moviepilot , accessed March 26, 2015 .
  6. ^ Will Smith / Rodrigo Santoro Comedy "Focus" Will be Wrapping Up Filming in Argentina . Filming in Argentina: The blog of San Telmo Productions.
  7. ↑ The Fresh Prince of Polo: A casual Will Smith hangs out with Argentine model during break from filming new movie Focus . In: Mail Online , November 18, 2013. 
  8. ↑ Will Smith & Margot Robbie Keep Their Distance On Their Last Day Of Shooting In Argentina . Retrieved December 10, 2013. 
  9. ^ Will Smith and Margot Robbie Wrap "Focus" . Retrieved December 17, 2013. 
  10. ^ IMAX to Release Focus, Starring Will Smith and Margot Robbie , comingsoon.net. January 29, 2015. Accessed January 31, 2015. 
  11. ↑ Focus in the German dubbing index
  12. ↑ Focus (2015) . Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  13. ↑ Focus daily Gross . In: boxofficemojo.com . Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  14. ↑ Around-the-World: 'Fifty Shades' Approaches $ 500 Million Worldwide . In: boxofficemojo.com . Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  15. ↑ Focus International Box office Week # 1 . In: boxofficemojo.com . Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  16. ↑ Focus ( English ) In: Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved March 26, 2015: "Focus may have a few too many twists and turns, but it nearly skates by on its glamorous setting and the charm of its stars."
  17. ↑ Focus Reviews ( English ) In: Metacritic . Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  18. ↑ Focus Soundtrack List .