Not too bad, not too good

Rating: 6/10 (21 July 2008)

Hancock is a drunk. Hancock is unfriendly, anti-social and generally a miserable bastard. He's also a superhero. He's shunned by the city he "protects" and looking at a troubled future. Until he saves the life of a public relations professional who decides to help him.
Hancock is a superhero with a twist. A genre that has found its way to the masses during the last few years. Some of these work very well, some don't. This one is more or less in the middle. The adventures of a superhero misfit are good for a good few laughs and the way his story continues is amusing enough but are nowhere downright hilarious or brilliant.
Effects used in the film are good for the most of them and poor for some, but not poor enough to become a nuisance. Acting is done OK enough and stays in style well enough. So overall the film is worthy of cinema time but only very marginally over the line.
6 out of 10 intoxicated heroes