Hancock

Hancock is one of Will Smiths latest movies, but it really doesn't have that Will Smith charm that some of the others have. The movie got mixed reviews, some loved some didn't feel like it measured up.

This movie is about Will Smith being a regular looking guy with super powers. He is confused about where he came from and what he is doing and somehow seems to make a mess everywhere he goes and tries to help.

He ends up running into an image consultant, Jason Bateman, and saving his life.  He undergoes a transformation of sorts and makes some changes in order to reinvent his image with the public.  Needless to say, all the people who were upset with Hancock changed their tune while he was away and were clamoring for his help when he wasn't around to prevent the crime rate from rising.

The story is an interesting take on the whole super hero genre and with the recent trend of showing the other side of super hero life.  Films like The Watchmen and comic book series like Civil War that shows the human side or the dark side of super heroes has opened a whole new way to tell their stories.  Why shouldn't super heroes have feelings and emotions?  You got a little bit of that with the Superman movies of the early eighties, but they were afraid to explore the underside of the whole genre like the new films like the new Dark Knight movies.  People like their super heroes to be a little more human, to feel pain, to make choices that don't always seem black and white on the surface.  Hancock does a good job in that area, but just doesn't quite hit it hard enough. 

You should watch this movie at least one time to form your own opinion. The extras are good too.