A promising start and a spectacular collapse...

Rating: 4/10 (10 July 2008)

Hancock opens with an interesting concept: that of the drunk superhero who does more harm than good... and after saving a struggling PR Rep's life (Jason Bateman), Hancock enters into a process to shake his habits and become a "real hero". Sadly, this transformation occurs within a matter of 15-20 minutes on screen, and in a brisk 2 weeks Hancock has become a ridiculously smooth sexy saviour. With another 40 minutes or so to go and nothing to do, the plot decides to cough up twist after twist in a desperate effort to keep things going... with enormous (and overly dramatic) secrets about Hancock's past suddenly pouring on-screen. The film becomes gag-worthy at many points... though I continued to give it a chance until the end.
2 stars from me for the fun first 40 minutes.