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WHO’S IN IT?

Will Smith (Men in Black), Margot Robbie (The Wolf of Wall Street), Rodrigo Santoro (300), Gerald McRaney (House of Cards), BD Wong (Jurassic Park), Robert Taylor (The Matrix), Dominic Fumusa (The Guru), Brennan Brown (I Love You Phillip Morris), Griff Furst (Devil’s Due), Adrian Martinez (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Glenn Ficarra (Crazy Stupid Love) and John Requa (I Love You Phillip Morris), directors, writers; Denise Di Novi (Edward Scissorhands), producer; Nick Urata (Paddington), composer; Xavier Grobet (Enough Said), cinematographer; Jan Kovac (film debut), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Seasoned conman Nicky Spurgeon (Smith) becomes romantically involved with young woman Jess Barrett (Robbie), but as he shows her the ropes of his illegal profession she gets a little too close and, as a result, he abruptly breaks it off. A few years later, Nicky and Jess – now an accomplished con artist – meet again, but this time on opposite sides of the same scam involving billionaire race car owner Garriga (Santoro). As Nicky attempts to pull off his most dangerous scheme yet, Jess manages to throw numerous spanners into the mix, distracting Nicky from the ultimate prize…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Will Smith proves, even after a bomb like After Earth, that he’s still very much in the A-list game with his lead role in this crafty crime caper.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 27TH FEBRUARY 2015

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