Hancock: The Beginning sealed the deal.

Rating: 7/10 (7 July 2008)

Hancock isn't a film for everyone. I truly believe the trailer gave the wrong impression to a wide vote of people that the movie was going to be a comedy. The movie even starts off of a comedic foot only to switch feet abruptly about 45 minutes in. Was the shift to drama unneeded? Yes, the movie could've done perfectly fine without if it kept up it's upbeat comedy tempo but the shift did add some substance to the film although the shift to the drama wasn't the smoothest of shifts. Will Smith did a great job as did Charlize Theron but who really came out and did the best was Jason Batemen. My only true gripe with Hancock was the repetition of some scenes (i.e. Prison Talk Scene, Basketball Scene) and the crappy camera work in the majority of the shots. Now while the remainder of the movie after the shift was no where near the greatness of the beginning half, the movie still lands out at solid 7 out of 10.