Hancock isn't by any means a dead loss, but it could have been a lot better.
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07/10/08
Hancock (2008)
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Reviews Counted:210
Fresh:84
Rotten:126
Average Rating:5.4/10
Consensus: Though it begins with promise, Hancock suffers from a flimsy narrative and poor execution.
Australian Theatrical Release:
Jul 3, 2008 Wide
US Box Office: $227,946,274
Synopsis: There are heroes… there are superheroes… and then there’s Hancock (Will Smith). With great power comes great responsibility – everyone knows that – everyone, that is, but Hancock. Edgy, conflicted,... [More]
Starring: Will Smith, Jason Bateman, Charlize Theron, Eddie Marsan
Director: Peter Berg
Reviews for Hancock
1 - 20 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
Top CriticI love surprises and would happily be led up the garden path with Will Smith, but there's a fatal flaw to Hancock, with alien-sized plot holes and worse still, characters behaving out of context.
06/28/08
Top CriticA clumsily executed, forgettable mess that's too dark for kids, too dull for teens and too dumb for adults
06/28/08
Top CriticKicks into tired oh-it-sucks-to-have-superpowers territory and opens up a can of racial issues it has no intention of investigating
08/26/09
I have no problem signing on to recommend this. Get it? Signing on...John Hancock... nevermind.
08/03/09
A few actors such as Clint Eastwood, marry substance and popularity. But very few. Most actors' egos lead them to slum in the box office. I'm reminded of this often when a major, talented actor opts for popularity instead of substance when the latter beck
02/01/09
...an engaging and thoroughly innovative spin on the superhero genre...
11/28/08
What an odd movie!
11/21/08
A fun, fairly crisp opening hour gives way to a muddled, entirely unsatisfying ending.
10/18/08
It becomes an entirely different film, one not really premised on the bad-superhero comedy idea, and the film is then oddly without a sense of humour, and its vague interest in satire vanishes completely.
10/18/08
Top CriticThe strain of messianism in Will Smith movies is becoming ever more pronounced.
10/18/08
This is a different take on the superhero genre with an interesting, offbeat twist.
10/18/08
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10/18/08
Top CriticA relatively satisfying ending that leaves just enough of an opening to warrant a sequel if the box office receipts are right.
10/18/08
Train wrecks are intrinsically spectacular, and Will Smith's new movie offers a doozy. Two of them, in fact.
10/18/08
Smith and Bateman are great, and the first half of the movie is terrific. The second half...well, you'll either go with it or you won't.
09/05/08
Will Smith, Fourth of July, superhero. It all seems to add up to a great combination. But they only made half a film.
08/27/08
The fourth of July will not be the only day for fireworks, July 2nd will definitely heat up at your local theatre when Hancock is released. Be sure to check it out.
08/13/08
While the film never quite reaches an Alan Moore-level deconstruction of the superhero mythos, it has a fun time offering up all the joy of a big-budget action movie without taking things too seriously.
08/07/08
The most adult of the new wave of superhero dramas.
07/28/08
Latest News for Hancock
September 11, 2009:
Will Smith and Charlize Theron on Board for Hancock Sequel 
We've already heard that a "Hancock" sequel is in development; now Peter Berg tells MTV that "everybody's going to come back." More...
August 28, 2009:
Weekly Ketchup: Hancock Sequel Script Started, Bioshock Scaled Back
We are firmly in the dog days of Summer, as Hollywood sneaks a couple of end of the menu horror movies into theaters, and movie news this week came to a near standstill. There... More...
August 25, 2009:
Columbia Hires Hancock Sequel Scribes
Looks like Peter Berg's recent comments about a "Hancock" sequel weren't just idle speculation: Columbia has hired scribes Adam Fierro and Glen Mazzara to write the script for a... More...
August 19, 2009:
Peter Berg Talks Hancock Sequel
There aren't any definite plans yet, but if a "Hancock" sequel ever comes to pass, Peter Berg has a few ideas about where the story might lead. More...
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