Saving the World One Review at a Time.
When it comes to comic books, the ones that really get my attention generally have a deconstructionist slant to them. That is to say, I like it when you take what people expect from your typical super hero and spin it around on me. So when I heard that Hancock was about a super powered drunk who’s a bit of a prick, well my interest was piqued. Unfortunately, it may not be as strong a film as it could have been, but as far as Will Smith Fourth of July summer blockbusters go, it isn’t terrible.
Being the only super powered person on the planet can be a bit of a burden and Hancock (Will Smith) hasn’t handled it so well. Spending most of his time coping by living in a drunken stupor he isn’t exactly in the best mindset anytime he’s roused from sleeping one off to save the less fortunate. Consequently, he’s racked up millions of dollars in property damage and has hundreds of lawsuits pending against him. To put it mildly people don’t like him and he doesn’t care much for people. Of course, that changes after he saves struggling PR man Ray Embry (Jason Bateman) from getting hit by a train. In return, Ray goes against his wife Mary’s (Charlize Theron) wishes and promises to clean up Hancock’s image by righting the wrongs he’s responsible for due to his drunken negligence. But when a criminal he put away comes back for revenge just as his past starts to be revealed, Hancock may have more to worry about than a hangover.