What a strange movie!

Rating: Null/10 (19 October 2014)

Vince Gilligan and Vincent Ngo have come up with a really clever idea for an action film that comes out as strange and unsettling. "Hancock" is about a superhero who isn't much of a hero and more of a lazy bum with a bad reputation. Hancock (Will Smith) does some pretty bad things that are not evil but unprofessional. He tries to change his life around when he meets Ray (Jason Bateman) by saving his life. Ray tries to help him out and get back on his feet. Hancock soon has a mysterious relationship with Ray's wife Mary (Charlize Theron). The superpowers of Hancock are very diverse. He can fly, has incredible strength, and takes down all the villains of Los Angeles, just costs the city millions due to his destruction. I would have liked to see more action that had strong visual effects. The action is very unoriginal. When Hancock has to take out criminals, it's more comedic than entertaining. "Hancock" is very strange due to the energy it has. It goers by very slow. We also have to sit through Hancock being a total jerk to innocent people, which to be honest feels a little cruel. It's creative to have a superhero be unloved for once, and to have to make a comeback in order to prove his heroism, but the idea of Hancock being a drunken bum was overplayed. There's some really strange scenes that make this movie all the more off-putting. Will Smith gives a good performance because he feels the part. Smith gets tiring though, and it's really hard to root for him due to being such as jerk. The rest of the movie is really ridiculous, and doesn't have any charm that could have be used. Director Peter Berg makes this a really dirty film. He uses no good camera work, and kinda just tells everyone what to do instead of actually giving some creative talent into the film. The script is hardly revised, the visual elements are weak, and the acting is overdone. "Hancock' overall scared the hell out of me!