A good time until superwoman shows up

Rating: 6/10 (13 July 2008)

I saw this movie last week in Amsterdam and I really enjoyed the first half of it. The jokes were funny, the scenes between Smith and Bateman were nice to watch. Especially the adventures of Hancock were vivid and funny, take for example the opening-scene with loud hip-hop music, some jokes added and a few special effects, just simple but great movie.
Then after half an hour, Charlize Theron turns out to be a superwoman as well. I really like Charlize but this just didn't fit in the film. The best parts in it were the scenes around and about Hancock, and from that point it focuses on Theron and Smith as ex-partners. They start with a very angry fight in the city which is there all of a sudden, it seems very pointless. Then at the end, some subplot is added about the prisoners wanting revenge, this was so weak that I almost forgot about it, writing about the movie now.
The idea of Hancock is nice, and the movie starts with this nice idea. Will Smith is charming as always and the other actors do a great job, but they should have given Hancock a goal, not a partner superwoman.