Lots of promise and talent and almost delivers

Rating: Null/10 (5 August 2008)

What happened with Hancock? It had all of the elements to be a great movie. Maybe, to some, it is. But something was missing. And it wasn't talent.
Writers Vincent Ngo Vince Gilligan, director Peter Berg and the actors, Will Smith, Charleze Theron and Jason Bateman do their best in a movie that had promised to be a big creative hit. Smith is a movie star and he has a great deal of fun playing in this movie as a person who uses his talents remarkably well as a super-strong amnesiac named John Hancock, who saves the world every day. Smith does let us connect with the character in a few unconventional ways. But the movie doesn't really come together until the director, Peter Berg, finds the right rhythm to match its star, and by weaving amusing moments together. The special effects are great. And the music is works.