By Ryan Parsons | Image property of Columbia Pictures
Hancock
I was dreading this.
It would seem that the early screening reports for Hancock were quite accurate. That and the fact that Paramount must not have edited this film much since those screening reports.
Hancock Gets Official Reviews
Two official reviews have appeared for Hancock and they are both conflicted on what to think of the film. While each ends with a negative conclusion, the reviews also admit that the film does have at least some of the right elements that make a great summer tentpole. There just isn't enough of them to counteract everything else.
Variety
An intriguing high concept is undermined by low-grade dramaturgy in "Hancock." This misguided attempt to wring a novel twist on the superhero genre has a certain whiff of "The Last Action Hero" about it, with Will Smith playing an indestructible crime-buster in a pointedly real-world context. Although it will inevitably open very large, this odd and perplexing aspiring tentpole will provide a real test of Smith's box office invincibility.
Hollywood Reporter
Will Smith's powers are even more extraordinary than those of a caped crusader who can leap way beyond the tallest buildings in a single bound. Smith has salvaged many vehicles more threadbare than "Hancock," and though his latest venture is decidedly uneven, he seems poised to score yet another supervictory at the boxoffice. The movie is a good showcase for him -- and for co-stars Charlize Theron and Jason Bateman. Imagine the heights they all could have scaled if the picture had been really good.
Special effects supervised by veteran John Dykstra are at once witty and eye-popping. In keeping with the concept of the surly superhero, Hancock makes his entrances and exits spewing mounds of concrete in his hazardous wake. The visual effects are stellar, but the true star is Smith, who again demonstrates acting chops as well as effortless charisma in a vehicle that's only occasionally worthy of his superhuman skills
You can check out both reviews for Hancock by clicking the bold links above.
Hancock opens to theatres on July 2nd.
For the trailers, poster and more movie info, go to the Hancock Movie Page.
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