So Real

Rating: 7/10 (4 July 2008)

So many movies take place in a comic book universe - that is, one that's not REAL. One of the things I really liked about Hancock, was that while there's a superhero in it, it takes place in a world that's very real. People react like you would expect REAL people to react. Seeing a superhero that's not perfect - he steps up and tries, but he forgets that the rest of the world are regular people. Tearing off the side of a building is EXPENSIVE. I remember when I saw Ghost Rider, and they showed the devastation to the city street after GR tears it up, and I thought, "Wow, you never see that! They always just wreak havoc, destroy the city, and then go have a soda while the world rebuilds behind their back. This is COOL." Hancock was cooler :P The characters are great - but make no mistake, Will Smith and Charlize Theron are very, very good in this movie, but Jason Bateman plays the real hero. He may have reminded me a teensy bit too much of his character from Arrested Development, but let's face it, most of his characters have a similiarity. Doesn't matter - he was perfect. By the end, I was clapping and cheering for HIM.
Don't pay any attention to what others say - this is a movie that you have to see for yourself; I could probably find something negative to say about it, but that would spoil it, and since I loved the ending, I won't spoil it by complaining about how I ALMOST didn't like how it ended.