Movie Review: HANCOCK

Judging from the trailers I saw about this movie, I knew I was in for another pleasant treat. Notwithstanding that Will Smith was the star of the movie, it was at the very least an interesting departure from his role in "Men in Black", "Independence Day" and "Bad Boys" (which I all watched and liked by the way). Hancock takes the super-hero movie genre and in a turns it upside down. Here you have Hancock, a dude with super powers (flight, super strength, invulnerability) which is all fine and dandy, but then we are shown also his negative traits (which apparently, seem to outweigh his good ones). He's an alcoholic, his choice of clothing can make you think he's a homeless person. He doesn't really care much about the public safety, he needlessly smashes into a lot of stuff causing massive property damage in the pursuit of bad guys. Basically, his antics make him an outcast from the people he's trying to help. In any case, he couldn't care less what people think of him until he saves the life of a good-hearted PR guy who offers to give him a PR make-over to improve public perception of him. This forms the backbone of the story. In all honesty, the film would have been a lot greater if it they made the overall tone of the movie grittier. After all, Hancock certainly has a lot of dark aspects to his character in the first place. He is basically, a misunderstood hero. A man with a good heart but with powers and abilities thrust upon him that he doesn't really seem to want in the first place. He's actually more in line with the likes of the Hulk and Wolverine if you think about it (Hancock doesn't know his past and real identity due to amnesia, somewhat like Wolverine). Anyway, Will Smith gives a pretty good performance here though he could have done a lot better given a deeper storyline. it's a pretty decent movie and quite worth watching if you want to see the other side of super-hero life.

Hope you enjoy!