Film Reviews - Ongoing

- I love having the credits at the beginning. BCU of woman's facial features.  1. man being chased by Cop on roof tops. James Stewart almost falls off, suffers from Vertigo. policeman falls to his death.  2. Looking forward to taking his corset off and throwing away his stick.  "What happened to the bright young lawyer who was going to be chief of police some day?" "a man of independent means?" Set up he has Agoraphobia. revolutionary bra. "How's your love life? It's following a train of thought...we were engaged? Three whole weeks..I'm still available." "Do you remember Gavin Elster? Got a call off him." "Only another shock could rid of it...I think if I could get used to heights a little bit at a time, I could get used to it." Tries to walk up a step ladder but sees the street outside and falls.  3. Meets with Gavin Elster. He's in ship building business. I find it dull, wife's family is all gone...father's...

This is a good example of how quickly you can become disinterested in a film. It's also a warning as to how challenging it is to mix genres - something that is a requirement for all studios seeking a movie that has global appeal.  Focus starts out as a caper movie. A team of people with different skills pull off elaborate crimes. The major pro of this genre is that it feels innately cool to be in the realm of the master thief.  When combined with the buddy movie element, it's no wonder that they tend to so do well at the box office.  In crime capers such as these, the crime has to be about money, normally from someone who can afford to lose it. So it's a little edgy that they're just stealing off regular punters who are just there to see the superbowl (the script tries to counteract they would have spent the money drinking and whoring anyway). However it still feels cool when they're knicking off people in the street.  The challenge with crime caper comedy is making...