By Ryan Parsons | Image property of Columbia Pictures
Hancock
Last night I was alerted to a screening report for Hancock that was disappointing. After watching the Hancock teaser trailer, I figured this was one of the big tentpoles worth waiting for this summer. Comedy, action and Will Smith, how could the film do wrong?
Well, apparently it isn't doing right.
Hancock Gets Screened
The good people at AICN have received multiple screening reports for Hancock -- two that blast it and one that defends it.
[Negative Summary]
Hancock is a severely uneven film. The first half is an amazing action comedy with some big laughs, great set pieces, and slick production value (even in its current state of incompletion), but by the second half the damn thing falls apart. They get dramatic on you. They get teary eyed on you. And the whole thing feels like a throw away episode of Friday Night Lights. The storyline is a fucking mess to be honest…I hesitate to even call it that. The tone is inconsistent and it drags like you wouldn’t believe from the middle on out.
[Positive Defense]
Just read the two review of the Hancock screening. I went to the same screening and my reaction to the film was quite different. Personally, I never heard about Hancock or what it was about until that night. So unlike the other two reviewers I didn't have any expectations whatsoever. The end result? I was pleasantly surprised.
The storyline didn't suck ass. Different movies for different people. For me, it was an interesting twist on the whole superhero genre. It was funny, different, and the script wasn't nearly as bad as the reviewers make it out to be. The pacing was good and it kept my interest from beginning to end.
Make your own conclusions on Hancock by reading the negative reviews here and the positive review here.
Hancock opens to theatres on July 2nd.
For the trailer, poster and more movie info, go to the Hancock Movie Page.
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