Two weeks ago  I went to the movies to see “Hancock”. Now the reviews for this movie haven’t been too good. David Stratton from The Australian writes “Hancock isn’t by any means a dead loss but it could have been a lot better”. Urban Cinefile Critics were a little more down on the movie, “I love surprises and would happily be led up the garden path with Will Smith, but there’s a fatal flaw to Hancock, with alien-sized plot holes and worse still, characters behaving out of context”. The web-site rottentomatoes.com only gives it 38% on the ‘tomatometer’ (a ratio of good reviews to bad).

I, on the other hand, quite enjoyed the movie. It was a good tale with a fairly logical and straight plot-line told with humour and action. It was also a story with a deeper meaning; being valued although being different. Now this applies whether you are black or gay or disabled or … or in this case, gifted with super powers.

The story runs a bit like this: There are heroes… there are superheroes… and then there’s Hancock (Will Smith). With great power comes great responsibility – everyone knows that – everyone, that is, but Hancock. Edgy, conflicted, sarcastic, and misunderstood, Hancock’s well-intentioned heroics might get the job done and save countless lives, but always seem to leave jaw-dropping damage in their wake. The public has finally had enough – as grateful as they are to have their local hero, the good citizens of Los Angeles are wondering what they ever did to deserve this guy. Hancock isn’t the kind of man who cares what other people think – until the day that he saves the life of PR executive Ray Embrey (Jason Bateman), and the sardonic superhero begins to realize that he may have a vulnerable side after all. Facing that will be Hancock’s greatest challenge yet – and a task that may prove impossible as Ray’s wife, Mary (Charlize Theron), insists that he’s a lost cause. –© Sony Pictures

Author: Earwig’s Thoughts