So low-brow

Rating: 1/10 (16 December 2008)

This movie had one of the greatest premises and ruined it by going totally Hollywood and dumbing the whole thing down. Will Smith turns in one of the worst performances I've seen by any actor in any movie. Charlize who I think is lovely and talented is a screeching mess here. She and Will Smith have absolutely no chemistry. How is it possible? Their scenes together stink. The CGI "effects" look like utter garbage. I would have preferred NO effects to these incredibly fake, pointless ones.
There is one saving grace, but even he cannot salvage the disaster that is Hancock. He is Jason Bateman who's talent and heart light up the screen. He connects with everyone in the picture and with the viewer. I would have given this stinker 0 out of 10 if not for him.