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Hancock (2008)
Hancock is a 2008 American superhero action comedy-drama film of a rather loose superhero who after saving the life of a PR executive and meeting the man's beautiful wife, he realizes that he may have a sensitive side after all and redeem himself from public insults.
13 January 1980, Burbank, California, USA
14 July 1974, Columbus, Ohio, USA
3 August 1972, Columbus, Ohio, USA
10 July 1984, Sacramento, California, USA
14 September 1982, Detroit, Michigan, USA
15 September 1954, Lubbock, Texas, USA
July 03, 2008
As popcorn movies go, this is fleet, funny, and even thoughtful: its central question, nicely underplayed by director Peter Berg, is why power and altruism never seem to intersect.July 04, 2008
The dynamic between the sullen Smith and sincere Bateman may be the best thing in the Peter Berg's movie, but it's a tough call because the whole popcorn fest is flat-out fantastic.February 01, 2009
A few actors such as Clint Eastwood, marry substance and popularity. But very few. Most actors' egos lead them to slum in the box office. I'm reminded of this often when a major, talented actor opts for popularity instead of substance when the latter beckAugust 26, 2009
Kicks into tired oh-it-sucks-to-have-superpowers territory and opens up a can of racial issues it has no intention of investigatingOctober 14, 2012
Hancock is what happens when you have talented people working on quality material: it's really a no-brainer that it works so well.October 18, 2008
Train wrecks are intrinsically spectacular, and Will Smith's new movie offers a doozy. Two of them, in fact.August 03, 2009
I have no problem signing on to recommend this. Get it? Signing on...John Hancock... nevermind.July 14, 2008
It's definitely a mish-mash, but really good performances.July 03, 2008
A peculiar and occasionally charming poke in the ribs of the superman myth.October 18, 2008
The strain of messianism in Will Smith movies is becoming ever more pronounced.October 21, 2014
And if you're still not willing to forgive Hancock, and least there is the scene where he shoves a guy's head up another guy's butt.