Customer Reviews
RIP OFF !!! - By: Dean C. Farrar, 19 Nov 2008 
ok bascily hollywoods makeing all these ironman,the hulk,hellboy etc etc comic book hero films
so they go i no lets get a famous actor to make up a complete random pointless hero & make are own super hero
so they created Hancock its just so dumb
they just wanted some limelightin the time of the super hero films
hancock sucks
ether that or they wanted a black super hero
if they did want a black super hero they should of made another spawn film
Not your standard superhero movie - By: chuckles, 18 Nov 2008 
I had no idea what to expect from this movie, but the trailers looked interesting. This movie is an interesting angle, making a superhero with all too human floors. What you should not expect is a Marvel or DC comics movie, probably much more of an all American feelgood movie. Will Smith gives a good performance as our misguided superhero with a good supporting cast & good effects, makes for a nice easy watching movie.
Starts well, goes downhill fast - By: Chris Wood, 04 Nov 2008 
This has some funny bits & good scenes near the start but it starts tripping over itself & messing everything up. Not recommended.
It's average, nothing more or less - By: Polly on film, 05 Oct 2008 One star & five star reviews for this film should be laughed at, as you will many great momentsin the first half of this film.
At some point the laughs had to run out, there is only so much scriptin an alcoholic super hero.
When that happens & the plot twist occurs, which many will see coming, you've just got to enjoy looking at the tunning Charlize Theron & patiently await the end of the film.
Good rather than excellent - By: Irikefe Okonedo, 21 Sep 2008 Filmin which Will Smith plays John Hancock, a Los Angeles based superhero who despite his using his super powers to fight crime is despised by the public because he is a drunkard & clumsyin the use of his powers, often causing millions of pounds of damage to public & private propertyin his efforts to bring criminals to justice. One day Hancock saves the life of PR executive with a heart Ray Embrey (played by Jason Bateman), & to show his gratitude Ray decides to take Hancock under his wing to help him to rectify his public image problem. With Ray's help Hancock starts learning how a superhero should behave - & look - & how to endear himself to the public. Through his relationship with Ray Hancock gets to meet Ray's family - wife Mary (played by Charlize Theron) & his young son - & when Ray & his family query Hancock as to his origins Hancock reveals something that no one until that point knew: he has no memory of his past. But everything will change for Hancock when it transpires that Mary has a secret of her own & Hancock gets involvedin a love triangle with her & Ray. And when some dangerous criminals that Hancock helped put behind bars come after him looking for revenge when Hancock is at his most uninvincible will Hancock survive?
Comments: I enjoyed this film. Will Smith plays the role of superhero Hancock well, both as the interesting uncouth & unpleasant drunk he is at first & the more polished - & familiar - type of superhero he becomes after his makeover by Jason Bateman's PR exec. The special effects are first-rate, Bateman makes for excellent support & Charlize Theron is suitably mysterious as the wife with a secret. There are also a number of moments of wry humour (although the film is not a comedy). Personally I never get tired of seeing superheroes fighting against crime or the forces of evil - as long as it's done well, which it isin this film. However although the enjoyment factorin this film is high Hancock's back story is not developed enough or given enough detailin the film, weakening the end product somewhat. Smith & Theron's charisma & star power carry the film but the lack of sufficient information about the character Hancock's origins means that this film is good rather than excellent.
