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wildly convoluted. Nothing in Focus is explicitly bad, just “off.” Like how minor characters Farhad (Adrian Martinez) and Liyuan (B.D. Wong) seem to be ripped from a cartoonish broad comedy or how Nicky is sometimes as clever and observant as Benedict Cumberbatch’s incarnation of Sherlock Holmes but then goes dumb for a few scenes. Even Smith’s costuming and aesthetic feels slightly askew. It’s difficult to make Big Willy look uncool, but the movie manages a few times. The only constant is Robbie, who really deserves some movies where her clothes stay on the whole time, thanks. Trotted out as a live-action, oft-nekkid Barbie doll in The Wolf of Wall Street, Robbie is charismatic and enthralling in a way reminiscent of Pretty Woman-era Julia Roberts. Considering that Smith spends most of the movie squinting at her and gives her all the genuine romantic attention one gives a day-old Filet-O-Fish, she basically summons chemistry solo. In an industry obsessed with the superficial, here’s hoping Robbie gets recognized for her all-toorare inner sparkle and not just her allure. Focus is a true late-February release: Neither hopeless trash to be jettisoned in January nor a potential breakout hit scheduled for early spring. It’s also neither the nail in the coffin of Smith’s career nor a sign The Fresh Prince is back. Actually, come to think of it, Focus isn’t really anything specific. Is that irony? Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com
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