When Garriga hired Nicky, they joined forces.
He walked away from Nicky right then and there.
Though he loved Nicky, Bucky still picked crime over his adoptive son.
As Bucky explained, “love will get you killed in this racket.
No place for that shit here.
No happiness with that.
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As he said, “You know how they say there’s honor among thieves?
Well, you’re no thief, Mellow.
You made your choice.”
Veteran con man Nicky Spurgeon (Will Smith) gets romantically involved with an attractive young woman named Jess (Margot Robbie) and teaches her the tricks of his trade. Nicky breaks the relationship off when Jess gets too close, and years later, the two are reunited on opposite sides of the same scam.
Evidently, she learned from Nicky to never lose focus, no matter what happens.
Bucky valued his criminal lifestyle and the money it made him over everything, even his own family.
The way Bucky and Nicky parted also says a lot about whatFocushas to say about the value of love.
Bucky chose money over his son’s love, and he left alone, carrying actual heavy baggage.
Even with all the winnings he scammed inFocus, Nicky’s greatest prize was his relationship with Jess.
