| Studios: | Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group |
| Release: | July 2, 2008 |
| Genre: | Action/Adventure, Comedy, Drama and Romance |
| MPAA Rating: | PG-13 for some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence and language. |
My Yahoo! Movies Rating: | Overall Grade: | B |
| Story: | B |
| Acting | B |
| Direction: | B |
| Visuals: | B- |
When I first heard that Will Smith was making a movie about a superhero with personality problems, I was looking forward to seeing it. I had anticipated it to be an action comedy.
When I saw the trailer, my reception to it was lukewarm. It wasn't funny enough, nor did it have CG action sequences that beg to be seen on a widescreen.
I still went to seen it though, since I've always liked Will Smith movies.
The movie IS fun. A drunk superhero will deliver some laughs... although not all of them are funny. Ray's attempts to change Hancock are not always funny either.
The character of Mary is the best surprise here. There is an obvious sexual tension between her and Hancock, that I was wishing the movie doesn't go the path of them getting together and breaking Ray's heart. They don't ofcourse. And the reason why they can't go that path is rather cool in my opinion ... despite some critics not liking that part of the story.
My favorite part here is when Hancock and Mary tussle in the kitchen ... with Ray around but his attention somewhere else. The two look like overgrown kids quarelling behind their father's back.
We eventually learn that Hancock is not the only one of his kind. And through the ages, there are people who are always trying to kill him.
Given this revelation, one would start expecting the introduction of a supervillain. There is none. There is just a trio of criminals who want to take revenge on Hancock for the physical harm they got from encounters they've had with him.
Perhaps by making the antagonists normal, ordinary people, the movie emphasized Hancock's mortality after being exposed to his "kryptonite". It has, however, deprived the movie of a high powered action sequence between the good guy and the bad guy.
The movie is more about a person discovering who he is, rather than a movie about a hero fighting crime.
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