I admit the initial promos turned me off. Nicky (Will Smith), who turns out to be a third generation spy, is mezmorized by some woman descending a staircase. It made no sense and introduced a boring story line. Does anyone care about this; isn't T.V. full of this snooze garbage already?
It wasn't until the second week that the promos started to divulge that the story was actually about a bunch of con artists sceming people out of money.
Sure that was great, but the so called romance didn't add a darn thing to the story. The chemistry between the two "lovers" was M.I.A. to say the least. I waited for the perverbial ball to drop, thinking...HOPING that the "love" they eluded to was a part of a heist the couple had planned against each other. Not the case.
The lack of chemistry in the romance nearly outweighs the real focus (no pun intended) of the plot. The best part of the movie, for me, is when I found out that Owens (Gerald McRaney), a second generation spy, was Nicky's (Will Smith) father.
The movie was entertaining at best, but expect question marks to loom about. The female love interest leaves much to be desired; no idea as to why Nicky was so impressed with this woman specifically. Another 15 to 30 minutes of story development may have helped us understand their connection, as well as given this movie more than 2 stars. Just sayin'.
By T. James-Sykes
