Will Smith,
Charlize Theron,
Jason Bateman,
Eddie Marsan,
Johnny Galecki
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A hard-drinking lush finds himself thrust into superhero mode in director Peter Berg's unconventional look at the private life of a crime-fighter. Will Smith stars as the embittered do-gooder whose li... read more
Directed by: Peter Berg
Release Date: June 16, 2008
DVD Release Date: November 25, 2008
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January 4, 2009I had somewhat low expectations going in but Will Smith again proved to me he can carry a movie with his acting and charm. He has come a long way from Fresh Prince of Bel Air. A good movie with good laughs good action.
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May 21, 2012Hancock is an interesting type of superhero film, a new type of superhero film. This film is better than what most critics have claimed it to be. Directed by Peter Berg, Hancock is a great action drama comedy that surrounds a superhero that's hard drinking and is shy to the publi... read more
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March 1, 2012I was suprised that Will Smith could execute bad guy to be honest. Although there is bad chemistry between Will and Charlize and the dull ridiculous plotline following the two of them "discovering" each other, it wasn't that bad.
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February 19, 2012Although this movie was a pleasure of the senses, there was little or no real sense to it. The beginning of the film started out hopefully, as a slap dash comedy of a generically unique origin as the trailer led us to believe it would be. Then the heart came in and I was a little... read more
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February 9, 2012Tricky, Hancock is a reasonable film, nothing special. The spoof type superhero thing is kinda old now and the effects are nothing special as we see things like this in films ALL the time now, big deal. There are some nice sequences and afew funny parts and the way Hancock is bei... read more
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August 30, 2011Although it has an interesting premise and cool effects, this movie feels dull and out of place with real superhero movies. Will Smith was cool, but maybe the wrong choice. But I think people will care more that its a cool looking movie, but for me I cared what happened during ... read more
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July 31, 2011fb729949618Ehhhhhh, unnecessary.
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July 21, 2011fb535316333The premise was promising and the first half really delivers significant intrigue. But then we're given an absurd flimsy "twist" that lacks the character driven properties from the film's beginnings.
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June 30, 2011Easily one of the worst movies I've ever seen. Somehow, Charlize Theron makes the movie charming for a quick second, and then it gets terrible again. Now, I love some bad action movies, but I was very close to getting up and walking out of this one.
Critic Reviews
October 18, 2008
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
October 18, 2008
Tom Charity, CNN.com
Train wrecks are intrinsically spectacular, and Will Smith's new movie offers a doozy. Two of them, in fact. Full Review
July 14, 2008
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
It's definitely a mish-mash, but really good performances.
July 3, 2008
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
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. Full Review
July 2, 2008
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
The problem is that director Peter Berg, aided and abetted by Smith and Theron and third banana Jason Bateman, seem to have made it literally, not realizing its out-of-whack tonalities and grotesque p... Full Review
July 2, 2008
Dana Stevens, Slate
As soon as the hero becomes another wounded demigod brooding on rooftops, the movie loses its sting. Full Review
July 2, 2008
Manohla Dargis, New York Times
Hancock makes for one unexpectedly satisfying and kinky addition to Hollywood's superhero chronicles.
July 2, 2008
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
There's a great idea here, but it's buried within a muddled story that lurches between dark comedy and maudlin drama. Full Review
July 2, 2008
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
Since The Pursuit of Happyness, actor-producer Smith has made no secret of his desire to make movies that entertain in that big-studio way but also dig deeper. Hancock is a rousing measure of that int... Full Review
July 2, 2008
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
As delivered by director Peter Berg, Hancock is never as serious or funny or poignant as it could be. And despite clocking in at a reasonable running time, it has a big sag in the middle that nothing ... Full Review
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