Has plenty of funny, even tender moments until it veers in a different, messy direction an hour in.
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07/19/08
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
21 - 40 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
It's let down by a disappointingly uneven plot, painfully underwritten characters and dodgy effects.
07/18/08
Smart enough to use the CGI madness in service to the story, rather than just ending and scene or conflict with a big effecty showdown. (I'm looking at you, Transformers!)
07/17/08
It’s definitely a mish-mash, but really good performances.
07/14/08
Top CriticSqueezing every bit of originality out of its concept, Hancock fails on so many levels that it's surprising the film isn't a bigger success with audiences.
07/13/08
Less like a complete movie, Hancock plays out more like the first two episodes of a television series shown back to back.
07/12/08
(...) Una buena idea no hace necesariamente una gran película, y Hancock está lejos de ser perfecta. Aún así vale la pena y Will Smith está perfecto en su rol titular.
07/10/08
Most of Hancock's faults can be forgiven because Will Smith creates a quintessentially American hero: flawed, frayed, but always sacrificing for the sake of others.
07/10/08
"Hancock" is two films jammed together. The first part, deserves an "A" (Kudos to Jason Bateman), but the second part is clearly a B movie. I'll average only to a B .
07/10/08
Hancock suggests the Colin Powell 'Pottery Barn' argument, but before it gets really interesting, veers wildly off course.
07/10/08
Hancock is a movie that tosses the genre cookie cutter under the bus.
07/10/08
It's a pointless, plodding and just plain ugly effort which fails on just about every level.
07/09/08
The phony mythos turns into equally spurious pathos that plays like bathos because not one iota of the sentiment or sympathy has been earned.
07/09/08
Hancock endures by finding the right rhythm to match its star, and by lashing enough amusing moments together to provide a trim 92 minutes of entertainment.
07/08/08
'What are those jammin' sounds? Is it a musical jetstream of crunk?''No, it's Hancock on approach! Use runway Six Left, Hancock! All jiggy for landing!'
07/08/08
Smith's invincibilty at the box office may come down, for this film is a mess. Not even his charm and personality can save this train wreck.
07/08/08
There are more problems afoot than just its misleading rating, beginning with the story itself.
07/07/08
The structure of Hancock is a bold risk that supplies more storytelling ambition than your more typical summer popcorn blockbuster.
07/07/08
Hancock tries to reinvent the superhero movie - until it loses interest in its own story.
07/07/08
Fatally compromised (but) ambitious and clever... It reminds us of the way majority America treats black men in particular, with a humiliating mistrust that's never far behind the admiration expressed for those who 'earn' approval through their talents...
07/07/08
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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