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I finally got the opportunity to see the movie <span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Hancock</span></span> during a free preview this past weekend on DirecTV :
I had wanted to see this movie when it came out, but the stars never aligned for me ... c'est la vie.
Boy, am I glad I didn't pay money to see it.
About the only thing that kept me interested was the special effects and in places it looked like they ran out of money and had to add a few flying shots here and there - the quality of the flying sequences effects is comparable to the 1979 Superman.
One of the things I like to look at is box office totals vs production costs:
USA: $227,946,274
+ Foreign: $396,440,472
= Worldwide: $624,386,746
Hancock did very well - it's budget was $150 Million. This is obviously an instance where Will Smith was a large part of the reason it did so well. It has the "I'll see it because it's got Will Smith in it" factor.
The story centers around a mysterious homeless drunk (Hancock played by Will Smith) who has super powers. He's often called upon to save the day, but usually ends up causing millions of dollars worth of damage and public outcry is usually greater than the call for help.
The plot kind of gets lost and mixed up when a character tries to explain Hancock's powers. The references to angels and Gods muddies the waters of identifying with the characters. What is he? An Angel? A God? Demon (or fallen Angel)? An alien?
The ending will have you asking, <span style="font-style:italic;">why didn't he die </span>- as it's established that he can die and his kind is all but gone.
I was surprised by the amount of cursing - especially the swearing - by Will Smith in the movie.
I mentioned that to my wife, adding that I thought Will Smith was pretty religious. She reminded me that Smith was a Scientologist. I had forgotten about that and remembered that he tried to deny it. After a quick Google search I found he's made several hundred thousand dollars in donations to the church of Scientology.
Cursing only comes to my mind if it's unnecessary. One way to tell if it's unnecessary will be to see when Hancock comes on national television. Most of the cursing and swearing will be taken out.
It's almost like, if I'm watching a movie about the mafia, I expect blood and swearing.
This movie had children in it and a lot of the cursing seemed out of place.
If you like Will Smith, he's very out of character here, and I don't recommend it.
What did I like about this movie? I did have some action in it but was very unbeliveable.
why did I buy it? I heard alot of people tallking about this film.Thought it would be a good one to buy.If I had to do it all over again.I wouldn't.Thumbs down to this one.
I WANTED TO BUY THIS MOVIE FOR ONE REASON ONLY AND IT WAS BECAUSE WILL SMITH WAS IN IT. THAT WAS THE ONLY REASON. I AM JUST SHOCKED TO SAY THAT I HAD TO MAKE MYSELF WATCH IT.I WAS SURE SOMETHING FANTASTIC WOULD HAPPEN.WELL, NOTHING DID HAPPEN AND THIS MOVIE WAS JUST AWFUL!IT WAS LIKE SOMEONE JUST SPLICED DIFFERENT SMALL PEICES TOGETHER AND HOPED SOMEONE WOULD THINK IT WAS A MOVIE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT SOMEONE WAS THINKING WHEN THIS MOVIE WAS MADE, BUT I WAS STUPID TO SPEND MONEY AND BUY THE DVD.I AM JUST SO DISAPPOINTED. SARA WILKERSON
We love Will Smith and were really a little disappointed in this one. This was a typical case of they showed all the good parts in the commericials.
Foul language and too much violence is making these movies less and less appealing. I like Will Smith, and he can do better than this. He has enough money to make a few choices now. We need something the young people can relate to, that does not include filth and profanity at every part of the movies.
Interesting movie, a little different take on a super-hero, but overall disappointing. The idea of a race of Gods is not appealing to me.