Will Smith.... Give me a freaking break...

Rating: 4/10 (14 September 2008)

This movie took a fantastic concept and fell into the trap of many large Hollywood blockbusters.
I was excited initially, as the story of a superhero who doesn't want to be one strikes me as something of a truer telling of superhero lore. Of course, throw Will Smith into the role and it turns into a sappy feel-good crapper.
This would have been the role Tom Cruise should of played. Anyway, Jason Bateman was okay, but I don't understand why he has to play the pitied father with a dead wife who really loves his son. The whole time I was wishing I was watching "Arrested Development." Anyway, Charlize Theron is always hot but her role didn't make too much sense. Neither did the big "twist" at the end.
I guess if you're bored and you feel you need to watch every single summer blockbuster to stay involved with pop culture. Hancock isn't too much of a waste of two hours or so.