A new brand of superhero

Rating: 7/10 (3 July 2008)

Hancock is certainly your abnormal or unordinary superhero... a reluctant superhero. Whereas most anyone with the powers he possessed would be clamouring for fortune and fame, he tried his best to shy away from the lime light.
What I liked most about Hancock, the movie and the character, was Hancock's grittiness. They made him a complete unrefined, alcoholic, foul-mouthed a-hole that had an attitude of giving the finger to the world. That persona really worked, or I should say that Will Smith did it well. It was apparent that he didn't care for anyone and he only helped when it was absolutely needed, or when he felt that he was obliged to do so.
The story also had a pleasant surprise in it that wasn't the least bit hinted to in the plethora of trailers. Besides Hancock's internal and external transformation, a lot of light was shed on the story via Mary Embry (Charlize Theron).
The CGI was good as was expected. It is kinda funny because the same CGI five years ago would have been awesome, but what was awesome in 2003 is expected today.
Overall the movie was above average. There were some haha funny moments and some sensitive moments as well. It didn't wow me enough to consider it a great movie, but it was definitely worth the price of admission.