Was there really a point to make with this movie???

Rating: 4/10 (5 July 2008)

There are superhero comics ... superhero movies ... and then there's Hancock. Anti-hero by nature, blessed with strange powers but he's a bum in reality. Quite honestly, the first few minutes of the movie makes sense, but as soon as you start to see if the movie picks up in it's plot, a strange twist just drives the movie downhill (at least for me).
I'm quite okay with superhero movies, to me, even an anti-hero is a hero at the end of the day with the right story and motivation. Sadly Hancock's story and plot doesn't seem to be driving to anywhere. I'll say that if the story had a better 2nd half of the movie, i'll gladly accept the story for a superhero flick. However, right now, i'll just hint that it's an aimless movie after one point.
You might say that i'm not looking with a broader perspective of the movie but really, the plot doesn't seem to be driving to a conclusion. Some movies drive it to a sequel, some drive to a prequel ... but sadly, Hancock drives the viewers away more than anything else. Quite honestly, even the decent CG for some of the scenes can't even save this movie from being labeled a "what exactly is the story about?" type of movie.
Sadly, Will Smith did not quite pick the right movie to act in this time. If you thought "I AM LEGEND" was a bad movie (it's a decent but not the best around), you'll change your mind about it after you are done Hancock-ing in the cinema. I'll leave you to your opinion, but i'll share mine in case you come out of the cinema asking yourself, what were you watching for the past hour or so? Decent concept but bad execution. Will Smith did not strike gold with this one sadly!