Focus (15)
two stars
Dirs: John Requa, Glenn Ficarra
With: Will Smith, Margot Robbie
Runtime: 104 minutes
IT has been a fair old while since Will Smith, the one time Fresh Prince Of Bel Air, had anything approaching a box-fresh hit. This tale of con artists is unlikely to put him back on top again, but it is harmless if predictable enough. Smith plays Nicky, a big-time hustler who loves and leaves a small-time operator, Jess (Margot Robbie). Years later they meet again, only this time it is not so clear who, in the words of Miss Aretha Franklin, is zooming who. John Requa and Glenn Ficarra's picture wants to make your head spin; pity one can see the twists and turns coming a mile off.
Backstreet Boys: Show 'Em What You're Made Of (15)
three stars
Dir: Stephen Kijak
Runtime: 110 minutes
FROM 1999-2002 they were the biggest band in the world, selling 130 million albums worldwide. Then the rollercoaster came to a slow halt. What do boys in a boy band do when they become men? Stephen Kijak and the BBs attempt to answer this in a documentary look at their career. While too long, and featuring some toe-curling, X-Factor-style confessional moments, Kijak's film is an insightful look at the pop business, with the emphasis on business.
Vue, Cineworld, Odeon, Empire, Showcase, tonight only, followed by performance by the band live by satellite from London
Catch Me Daddy (15)
four stars
Dir: Daniel Wolfe
With: Sameena Jabeen Ahmed, Gary Lewis
Runtime: 112 minutes
BEING the tale of a young woman and her boyfriend being hunted by her family and a pair of hired thugs, Daniel Wolfe's feature debut, which had its Scottish premiere at the Glasgow Film Festival, is at times a harrowing watch. In its favour, however, is a superb performance by Sameena Jabeen Ahmed as the hairdresser deemed to have brought dishonour on her family, and the sheer energy of the piece.
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