A refreshing change from the average superhero movie

Rating: 8/10 (24 February 2009)

I won't say anything that people wouldn't know from seeing the ads. I will say what the movie is like, and compare it to other movies, without giving out major plot points.... If you're o.k. with this, read on.
I've heard so many bad things about this movie from friends, read bad reviews and whatnot but I like Will Smith and though the plot to be interesting so I watched it.
I've seen my share of superhero movies: Batman, Superman, Spider man, The incredible Hulk... but a superhero bum? This one was bound to be different, and it was. If you want to see something on par with other superhero movies, an action-packed rock-you-out-of-your-seat thriller of a movie, then this movie is not for you. This movie was less about action, and more about character development.
Imagine the batman movies where Bruce Wayne is discovering what he wants to do with his life, the Superman movies where young Clark Kent wonders where he came from, add in a lot of The incredible hulk movies where the Hulk is smashing everything left and right... take out all the action scenes, leave maybe one or two... and you've got this movie.
If you like movies with twists, this one has definitely got one, but I doubt anyone would guess it beforehand.
Just watch the movie, I don't like when people say "its not that bad" because it wasn't bad at all... it was rather good!