As the title suggests there are Super Heroes and then there's Hancock, so don't mistake this for another Superman movie!

Rating: 8/10 (1 August 2008)

As i read the currently front-side review of Hancock here on IMDb, i was left with the urge to write my own, so as to not leave the people misinformed.
This movie should not, i repeat should NOT be mistaken for an "Epic super hero action movie", because it is none of those things. If i had to summarize it in one sentence it would be "A comic, human look in the life of a super hero." The movie had a specific idea which to my surprise managed to accomplish quite well, and that was to show a super hero which is not your run of the mill comic book protagonist. Hancock is one pi***d off, mean, drunk, smelly a**hole who happens to have super powers. And the whole twist here is that, although he is all those bad things, he does not become a villain, instead he still continues to help people in his own twisted way. Why? Because he is inherently good.
As for the execution of the movie itself.
Action. Extremely comic and well done. The scenes were short, but what do you expect? After all it's a super hero going up against mere humans, there's only so much "s***wing around" he can do, before he kicks their a**es. Although the last review i read, said that the CGI was lacking, i tend to disagree, with the current technology it could not have been done better in my opinion.
Drama. This is a comic/action movie, and it still managed to put in a few moments where you really see pain in the eyes of Will Smith's and Charlize Theron's characters. It is a small amount of drama, but just enough to get the feeling through without making it soapy.
Comedy. Well, all i can say is... Will Smith, and you know the comedy will be good.
Lack of an Archvillain. Once again, this is not a super hero movie, so why should there be an Archvillain? As for the camera moving around all the time, i find this technique of shooting in specific moments, extremely effective as it changes the whole atmosphere of the scene. I specifically liked it.
The only criticism i have, is the execution of Ray's character. They just didn't make him "human" enough, especially in the last scene when his wife is dying and he is just standing there looking at her like she is not someone he has lived with for several years. I know i would be throwing a major fit if Charlize Theron was dying several feet from me.
All in all, extremely good idea, VERY good acting and tons of fun! Not a lot of movies can surprise me with a twist turn, but this one managed it, even more so as seeing how this is not a plot twist driven movie.