Nice idea but it went downhill fast!

Rating: 1/10 (13 August 2008)

It's summer. It's time for a Will Smith blockbuster. Not this time.
Mr. July blew it.
This might have been a pretty decent movie. The acting was standard for this type of film. Even Jason Bateman was pretty good for his role, although a total surprise for casting. Charlize Theron is wonderful for the eyes while she is also a good actress. The ads were funny.
Then the dialogue started.
Alright, can someone tell me what is so funny about hearing the phrase "A**H*LE" all those times in one movie? That doesn't even count all the other offensive and foul language that ran throughout the movie. At least the phrase (Crazy!) that flipped Mary's switch was one you could say in mixed company! They couldn't even show one of the scenes from the movie for their commercials without reediting the dialogue. Remember the spot that has the neighborhood bully calling Hancock a "jerk"? Hancock gets up close and says "Call me a jerk just one more time!", which the child does. Hancock proceeds to throw him high into the air, getting more hang time than Isaiah Ryder ever did. When the boy comes back down, Hancock catches him. Remember that? Guess what! In the movie, it never happened that way. The bully never called Hancock a "jerk". He called him the ever-present "A**H*Le". They had to reedit the dialogue to make it presentable for TV. In the process, they lied to parents who might have decided not to expose their children to the language HAD THEY KNOWN IT WAS THROUGHOUT THE FILM.
Suffice it to say that the film was riddle with this, and even more offensive, language. It ruined this film for me and ensured that I will never show it to my children.