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Reviews Counted: 206
Fresh: 81
Rotten:125
Average Rating: 5.4/10
Consensus: Though it begins with promise, Hancock suffers from a flimsy narrative and poor execution.
Theatrical Release:Jul 2, 2008 Wide
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
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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
...an engaging and thoroughly innovative spin on the superhero genre...
What an odd movie!
A fun, fairly crisp opening hour gives way to a muddled, entirely unsatisfying ending.
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.
The strain of messianism in Will Smith movies is becoming ever more pronounced.
This is a different take on the superhero genre with an interesting, offbeat twist.
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A relatively satisfying ending that leaves just enough of an opening to warrant a sequel if the box office receipts are right.
Train wrecks are intrinsically spectacular, and Will Smith's new movie offers a doozy. Two of them, in fact.
Top CriticSmith 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.
Will Smith, Fourth of July, superhero. It all seems to add up to a great combination. But they only made half a film.
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.
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.
The most adult of the new wave of superhero dramas.
Has plenty of funny, even tender moments until it veers in a different, messy direction an hour in.
It's let down by a disappointingly uneven plot, painfully underwritten characters and dodgy effects.
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!)
It’s definitely a mish-mash, but really good performances.
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.
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December 05, 2008:
Will Smith Predicts Hancock 2 
So, who's up for a "Hancock" sequel? According to what Will Smith told JoBlo yesterday, a follow-up installment is "definitely" on the way. More...
November 22, 2008:
A superhero movie with soul, a magically endowed boozer, and quirky chemistry fueled between those two dramatic heavyweights, Will Smith and Charlize Theron, who go at it like Hillary and Obama duking it out at a presidential primary.
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November 22, 2008:
A superhero movie with soul, a magically endowed boozer, and quirky chemistry fueled between those two dramatic heavyweights, Will Smith and Charlize Theron, who go at it like Hillary and Obama duking it out at a presidential primary.
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