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Hancock

2008
Comedy, Drama
1h 32m
A hard-living superhero who has fallen out of favor with the public enters into a questionable relationship with the wife of the public relations professional who's trying to repair his image. (imdb)
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Hancock

2008
Comedy, Drama
1h 32m
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Rated 03 Jun 2016
28
28th
Some movies are made for watching on the plane while somebody's little princess incessantly kicks you in the back for 2 hours. No matter how shitty the movie is, I will never hate it more than I hate that girl. Side note: why is Charlize Theron so fucking orange?
Rated 09 Nov 2008
39
14th
A film with a strong cast and a strong first act which sets it up to be both entertaining and relevant. Unfortunately it's severely let down as its second half plumbs the depths of utter ridiculousness without the slightest hint of mercy for the viewer. Smith, Theron and Bateman deserve better material than that, and Peter Berg seems to have walked off set halfway into the project, leaving the best boy and boom swinger to direct the rest of the film.
Rated 04 Jul 2008
70
21st
I didn't actually want to see this movie in the first place, so imagine my surprise when the first half won me over entirely. Now imagine my immense disappointment at the second half, which was so bad it actually had me contemplating suicide to get away.
Rated 19 Jul 2008
30
6th
just disgusting... "call me x again one more time" was very much like "chicken" from back to the future, yeah this movie was baaaad.
Rated 20 Aug 2008
70
14th
Though still mildly entertaining, this film was a disappointment. It seemed unsure of whether it was a comedy or drama, switching midway and not being very convincing at either. Strong actors and interesting premise could not save the lackluster screenplay.
Rated 09 Oct 2008
21
9th
So very stupid... like a particularly inane television show with some expensive special effects.
Rated 23 Dec 2008
40
35th
Hancock is a missed opportunity. While Smith leads well and provides an interesting and entertaining performance and Bateman provides a good contrasting character role, the complete lack of substance means that the film collapses in upon itself. Coupled with very mediocre action scenes and a complete lack of a significant plot, the movie feels suppressed and never really gets going. Another failing is the development of an interesting and troubled personality, without any follow up.
Rated 27 Dec 2008
59
33rd
Started out pretty entertaining with the whole Will Smith's anti-social superhero routine and Jason Bateman's character's attempts at reforming him. Where I felt it started to nosedive was the introduction of Charlize Theron's lady-superhero character and the we've-been-saving-the-world-since-4-BC nonsense. If it wasn't for Will Smith carrying this movie on his shoulders, this would have been an absolute pain to sit through.
Rated 05 Jul 2008
62
34th
"Hancock" is just a breezy mess of interesting ideas looking for a consistent tone, message and sensible explanation for its plot developments. Will Smith isn't as much on his game as he was in last year's I am Legend, but Jason Bateman is very funny here. Plot developments in the second half of the film actually hurt it significantly and make "Hancock" a film that had a lot of potential but ultimately a failure with a confused script. By the end I was left scratching my head.
Rated 07 Jul 2008
3
28th
Comfortably mediocre superhero flick - one marketed as a comedy / satire when it's really more of a melodrama with a few comedic beats. I have nothing bad to say about the actors and I like Peter Berg and his handheld style but the script is incredibly schizophrenic in genre. Rather than picking one or two genres and doing them well it attempts a whole bunch with lukewarm commitment, ending up with a lukewarm movie.
Rated 09 Jul 2008
73
59th
I really don't understand the negative reviews. This one was captivative and really fun. Will Smith and Peter Berg didn't disappoint me.
Rated 14 Jul 2008
20
8th
Silly family movie with an excuse to capsize superhero formula, it gets even more untolerable after the twist.
Rated 14 Jul 2008
37
21st
Completely unexpected twist in the middle, threw me and my movie-watching off a little. Two disjointed stories crammed into one movie, with neither story tying up enough threads to satisfy me.
Rated 14 Jul 2008
80
41st
This film works because of Will Smith and Berg's solid direction. However, someone has to tell Berg that the shaky-cam effect doesn't work in every possible situation. How many camera operators are getting Carpal Tunnel from working with this man?
Rated 22 Jul 2008
56
39th
The acting was good, but it lacks a good plot, twist and even the action is dull and boring. The second half of the movie just ruins it! Had such potential to be a good superhero film.
Rated 03 Aug 2008
50
17th
I enjoy Peter Berg's movies for the most part, but this really should have been more superhero satire, although more intellectual than crap like "Superhero Movie". Way too much melodrama in this, with characters I really didn't care about.
Rated 03 Aug 2008
45
7th
About halfway through they forgot that the first half was a comedy. Very messy stuff.
Rated 13 Aug 2008
60
32nd
Interesting concept, vividly drawn characters with a very likable Smith, Theron, Bateman triple-threat. Falls apart in the story structure and the film taking itself a little too seriously. Worth a watch if you like the leads.
Rated 04 Sep 2008
50
19th
Not sure what to make of this. It seems to start out as a semi-successful comedy, the premise offering a great deal of potential in that regard. Overall, though, the tone seems unclear, particularly in the last act, and this uncertainty makes the piece a touch unsatisfying.
Rated 05 Sep 2008
53
32nd
Bateman is good and Smith is up to his usual mid-summer thang, but it all feels cobbled together after failed test screenings, honestly. I can't shake the feeling that this was a much smarter, politically-loaded script at one point, but there are only trace elements of that left (Hancock as a EAGLES presidential EAGLES metaphor EAGLES, and a strange Hilary/Obama dynamic in places). The sequel-teasing finale misses what made the character (and movie) unique in the first place. "I like eagles."
Rated 06 Sep 2008
40
10th
Will Smith is bankable as a summer movie star -- but that doesn't mean everything he does is good. This movie, which could have been dark and dramatic, turned into a superhero clown show.
Rated 07 Dec 2008
3
28th
I almost turned it off after the pathetic first 5 minutes. So cheesy. It got better but it still sucks. Will Smith is also an advertising whore now. Every other movie he pimps some new product for the masses. This movie could've been good, it just didn't know what to do and ends up failing.
Rated 19 Dec 2008
50
20th
Starts off as an interesting movie and then halfway through decides to throw all the groundwork laid down in the first half out of the window in favour of explosions and people flying through walls. Nothing like insulting the intelligence of anybody who decides to watch a big budget summer movie is there?
Rated 14 Feb 2009
67
22nd
I expected a comedy about a rubbish superhero which is what the start of the film successfully proved to be until a rather unexpected twist which simply didn't fit with the film really took the fun out of it. There are two separate and potentially excellent plots in this film but they didn't fit together which created a decent but very confused film !
Rated 10 Apr 2009
28
0th
On the plus side, Charlize Theron was hot. On the minus side, everything else about the movie sucked really hard. Special mention of suckitude for Will Smith's character and acting, the script, and the director.
Rated 11 Jun 2009
33
12th
Oh good, it's yet another superhero film with a relationship metaphor that can't tell the difference between jokes based on discrimination and actual wit. Also, the premise was really stupid.
Rated 16 Jun 2009
56
24th
A sometimes funny, but otherwise not remarkable, first two acts, followed by a poorer and contrived third act.
Rated 31 Jul 2009
41
30th
The first hour is quite entertaining stuff. However after that it just falls apart. The plot just does not build upon itself and ends up going absolutely nowhere. Then finally to make the final hour worse, once the unsurprising twist is revealed the film wimpers out in pathetic fashion with a drab and unimaginative ending. Ontop of this Smith's character is not explored meaning you couldn't give a fuck about him. Add an average cast and bad script and this is an film feels like an anticlimax.
Rated 17 Feb 2010
1
10th
At first I thought this would be a Randian superhero parable. Everything from his name (slang for "signature," emphasizes individualism) and his methods (acts alone, in stark contrast to Jason Bateman's ineffective, "liberal" charity), to his decision to "go Galt" in order to teach ordinary people a lesson seemed to support this. Although that would have been off-putting, it would at least be SOMETHING. Instead, the movie abandons this set-up and goes off the fucking rails on a crazy train.
Rated 26 Apr 2010
52
17th
Or you choose to make something funny or you choose for a dramatic movie with a decent plothole-less story. But not this crappy solution in between of both
Rated 23 Jun 2010
58
43rd
Much like what everyone else has already said, the first half was pretty good but gets completely dull and messy in the second. Too bad, it was an interesting premise.
Rated 24 Dec 2010
65
42nd
Feels rushed, with so much unexplored potential. But very fun.
Rated 26 Dec 2010
30
17th
The plot is, well kind of non-existing. The actors disappoint (generally bad casting all the way around). I don't ask much from my Hollywood blockbusters, but nothing but a pissed Will Smith cursing, is way too sloppy.
Rated 28 Apr 2012
40
11th
The set-up is actually funny and interesting, but it all goes downhill from there and turns into a derivative and generic mess.
Rated 17 Apr 2018
67
50th
Neat concept, really good first half, very disappointing second half. Still a perfectly decent movie, I gueas.
Rated 14 Aug 2018
100
88th
EPIC. Ditch the hero costume though.
Rated 02 Jul 2008
66
35th
Will Smith and Jason Bateman are both funny and entertaining, but there's a lot lacking in this blockbuster superhero movie. The story is nearly atrocious. It makes no sense, isn't developed at all, and tries to be grandiose but fails entirely. The first half is much better than the last, similar to last year's I am Legend, though they are significantly different in terms of overall quality. The effects are surprisingly bad and overall it just doesn't lack any punch.
Rated 03 Jul 2008
76
45th
A fun, new twist on the superhero genre, however it just doesn't go deep enough to truly be memorable. This does not go to say that Will Smith does not deliver as always thought.
Rated 03 Jul 2008
66
78th
Much better than I expected. Good, silly fun.
Rated 04 Jul 2008
59
2nd
Full of cheap laughs and gimmicks, this movie cannot be taken serious, likewise either can the hero. Most of the movie relies heavily on special effects and dim-witted humor to carry itself through the alcoholic haze and self-loathing of Hancock. Coupled with poor editing, bland performances by the cast and a lackluster third act; it seems that the heart of Hancock can only survive by itself for a few short minutes.
Rated 05 Jul 2008
80
64th
Hancock is a good movie, just don't expect any background on the character. It starts off with him using all his powers right away and the story proceeds from there with no explanation as to where he got them or how he knows how to use them.
Rated 07 Jul 2008
65
40th
Watched it not being sure what to expect and was surprised that Will Smith did it again... well, when I say again I mean he did a movie were the 1st half great and the 2nd half just dire. Ok, wasn't that bad but still let down at the finish.
Rated 07 Jul 2008
68
37th
This movie works best when it's doing the funny, as a superhero movie it's not quite there. Every time Hancock takes flight it feels like you're watching Will Smith thrashing around on wires in front of a green screen. It just doesn't hold up post Superman Returns. It also seems like there's a big chunk of story missing in the middle as it is a little to convenient towards the end. But Smith and Bateman are good and it's an interesting spin on the genre even if the execution is a little off.
Rated 07 Jul 2008
50
19th
07 Temmuz 08, emek sinemasi 12:00, emekte izledigim ilk vizyon filmi & filmde birseyin eksik oldugu belli fakat bunu adlandiramiyorsunuz...Daha cok cocuklara yonelik bir film olmus.Kisaca bol aksiyonlu, ozel efektli bir aile filmi olmus.Yapilan urunlerin reklamlari cok goze batiyordu.ortada sadece ilginc bir fikir var.Keske bu fikiri daha iyi bir senaryoyla isleyebilselermis.
Rated 07 Jul 2008
35
0th
The plot makes no sense after Hancock saves this public relations professtional from the train, after finding out something about his wife it makes even less sense after that! It's just lame, hardly any character development stupid story overall.
Rated 08 Jul 2008
67
41st
Hancock = wineman = my favorit homeles
Rated 08 Jul 2008
72
45th
They should have stuck with comedy and not try to establish a serious plot.
Rated 11 Jul 2008
75
54th
I'll give the first half of the movie an A, because it was an original idea of having a superhero that cares more about whisky than justice. Once he started to care it started lacking
Rated 12 Jul 2008
70
42nd
An avarage movie, which could have been much more, Hancock starts out with an interesting premise (down-on-his-luck-unloved-superhero) and some nice spectacle, but ends as a standard sentimental Hollywood action comedy. Scrapes by because of Smith's natural charisma, some interesting action set-pieces and a few actually funny jokes. Unfortunately lacks in consistency of tone and in both internal and external plot logic. Missed upportunity, if not a bad movie.
Rated 12 Jul 2008
40
15th
Hancock is a film that never really finds a way to be more than passably interesting and has its fair share of significant weaknesses, notably Berg's unimiginative, often intrusive style of direction and a godawful script that must have been vomited out of someone's ass. The concept is arresting and Bateman is great, but that's about it.
Rated 13 Jul 2008
62
38th
A wasted opportunity.
Rated 14 Jul 2008
50
30th
This was two potentially strong, entertaining summer movies sliced in half and mashed together into a half-baked mess. What the crap. If your audience needs a twenty-minute process of adjustment half-way through the film just to figure out what story you're trying to tell, maybe you should rethink your plot.
Rated 14 Jul 2008
70
52nd
First half better than the second, where it goes all generic and samey. Nice to see they dropped all the usual origin story bollocks and just made Will Smith a sweary bad tempered dick. Also good to see the token female role is quite so token.
Rated 15 Jul 2008
46
13th
gets too messy
Rated 16 Jul 2008
62
40th
I think Jason Bateman is a very gifted actor. 30 minutes into this movie I realized that he would be the only thing that would keep my attention for the next 60. The twist, or the half-hearted attempt at mythology, was poorly executed and underexplained. Hancock is not the kind of subtle movie where you can leave out crucial exposition. If you don't stick it in there, it just looks sloppy.
Rated 16 Jul 2008
65
47th
Thanks to the first part, Hancock is not a bad movie - but thanks to the tepid second act, it will not be the superhero-flick of the year - that one is still to come!
Rated 18 Jul 2008
58
34th
First half was pretty good, and the second half took a turn for the average and predictable.
Rated 19 Jul 2008
50
20th
It's a good twist on the ever-growing (and over-saturated) superhero film. The film starts strong, with some good character exploration, a good number of laugh-out-loud moments and a little suspense. It does sort of fizzle out in the end, which is a bit of a shame, but don't let that put you off entirely.
Rated 20 Jul 2008
65
61st
Enjoyable, but forgettable.
Rated 20 Jul 2008
40
24th
Wants to be a lot but in the end it is nothing...a typical Will Smith movie.
Rated 20 Jul 2008
25
5th
Don't waste your money. A good premise is ruined by a terrible, all-to-predictable story and a mediocre actor. Smith reprises his role as the same smug, "I'm better than you" character he plays in each of his movie (at least those that I've seen). It is neither comedy nor action movie. The build-up to the climax was (unintentionally) the funniest part of the movie. There is no drama to the action sequences. You know exactly how they're going to turn out.
Rated 20 Jul 2008
83
85th
A good movie, I liked watching it and it didn't bore me for one second. I just like this kind of movies.
Rated 20 Jul 2008
65
53rd
What I liked most about this movie was being surprised: I did no research beyond watching the trailer ... and was mightily gratified that the trailer gave away nothing of the movie's real plot line.
Rated 21 Jul 2008
80
61st
Better than I expected. A good popcorn flick with plenty of action.
Rated 23 Jul 2008
70
67th
Surprisingly funny & touching at the same time. Fresh Prince is much fresher in this one than in "I am Legend". It's quite different from what i expected when i've seen the trailer for what i'm pleasently thankful.
Rated 26 Jul 2008
50
39th
Unusual & even interesting. A lost opportunity at a great movie, it doesan't quite comes together & has shaky camera work. Will is a powerful star & lights up the screen smoothing out the roughness of a movie on the edge of disintegrating.
Rated 27 Jul 2008
90
93rd
Awesome flick. Yeah, it's predictable after he "starts caring", but come on, Hancock is like the Chad Johnson of super-heroes. And it was a nice touch that his kind are made in pairs and that he loses his power the longer he stays close to his other half. Creative writing and smart marketing.
Rated 31 Jul 2008
59
72nd
This movie really seemed to go no where. It was OK, but I expected more comedy and less ridiculous plot twists.
Rated 02 Aug 2008
30
20th
Story was horrible just like you'd expect it to be and all of the funny scenes, that weren't even that good, were already in the trailer. Even the special effects looked bad.
Rated 03 Aug 2008
50
44th
pretty stupid story (even worse after "the outing") but some nice gimmicks, like the shaving part or the hand with the bombtrigger
Rated 13 Aug 2008
80
36th
not as bad as i thought it would be....
Rated 13 Aug 2008
70
36th
I enjoyed it.
Rated 16 Aug 2008
74
72nd
This movie is hilarious. It's pretty trash. Story sucks, lots of holes in it, scenes badly executed and effects crappy. But the main concept was great. There is a potential story and Hancock is sweet. In the middle of the movie you are about to sleep, until story's got an imagine twist. The latter half of the movie is as badly done as the first, but all in all it's fun to follow.
Rated 17 Aug 2008
50
29th
Good beginning; TERRIBLE ending
Rated 19 Aug 2008
75
44th
Its ok I guess...but not a big screen experience for me.
Rated 21 Aug 2008
65
24th
Seemed like the movie didn't really know which way to go, as all of a sudden it turns really serious, which does not fit a all to the first half of the movie. The plot did have some idea in it, but just some and they really didn't do anything with it, and the plot holes didn't help either.
Rated 24 Aug 2008
74
51st
I liked it, but it didn't give enough history about his type of character (when they appeared, why, etc..).
Rated 24 Aug 2008
60
12th
The end was so flat.
Rated 07 Sep 2008
50
16th
this goes on the RIDICULOuS comic movies list.
Rated 07 Sep 2008
60
41st
Was not what i expected... Could-should be better...
Rated 07 Sep 2008
45
25th
I hoped for some drunk superhero accidentally saving the day and a few laughs. I got silly story with incredibly silly twists and one almost funny moment. Even Smith was decent, when I usually like his movies.
Rated 08 Sep 2008
65
36th
This could've been so good. A clever premise (albeit one that's now fairly well-tread) is thrown away about 1/3 of the way through the film only to be replaced by scenes that failed your suspension-of-disbelief. A shame.
Rated 17 Sep 2008
45
22nd
All The Parts...Like The Whale Or Him Flying While Are Cool. But Whats This Story That He Never Knew That He Had Others Like Him. And Whats The Crap About Them Getting Together Makes Them Both Weak. Didn't She Say They All Came From Place Altogether, Didn't They Die That Way, Lol.
Rated 21 Sep 2008
70
11th
Fist half of the movie was really cool, but then it drifted to a drama...could be better
Rated 04 Oct 2008
3
9th
Inane, pointless, and unfunny. I'm not calling it racism, but if Will Smith had been a white actor, the movie would've ended completely different.
Rated 15 Oct 2008
30
9th
This film sucked. Don't be fooled by the awesome trailer: it really only shows the few good parts this film has. Hancock should have not have changed; I think the film would have been much more entertaining that way. But nooo, take the positive factor out of the equation - and add some completely unexpected elements that turn this film into a big festival of head-scratching and frowning. I was very disappointed!
Rated 19 Oct 2008
69
23rd
Interesting concept, but the execution is pretty flawed.
Rated 02 Nov 2008
60
27th
Too much comedy to be a drama, too much drama too be a funny movie...
Rated 03 Nov 2008
20
8th
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Rated 06 Nov 2008
73
44th
Much more fun that I expected. Some nice twists in the story. Nothing spectacular, but if you watched Iron man, and you wanted something like that, watch Hancock. It's not that good, but will do it.
Rated 10 Nov 2008
65
44th
An enjoyable mess.
Rated 29 Nov 2008
60
46th
It has moments of good humor, action and drama. Will Smith does not embark on bad productions. But the problem is that the story of super-hero is stagnating, already has enough of films and thus better. Even if it has a different proposal, a hero anti-hero. But it not good enough to be relevant.
Rated 30 Nov 2008
1
2nd
Rarely have I been motivated to write anything about something bad, but this one inspired me because it is truly the worst piece of foul mouthed, crude, unimaginative, formulaic, garbage the ADHD generation has produced to date.
Rated 06 Dec 2008
55
30th
It started out pretty good... but just spiraled into ridiculous boredom.
Rated 07 Dec 2008
55
83rd
2/3 af filmen holder, nemlig hvor det er en komedie og hvor det hele ikke er så seriøst. Da "kærlighedsfortiden" bliver central taber filmen pusten og ligner en ordinær superheltefilm, med tårer, følelser og menneskelighed... Især slagsmålet mellem Hancock og ex-konen er total overflødigt og patetisk.
Rated 09 Dec 2008
67
50th
The first hour is fantastic and really put the film in the right direction to being a grade A film. But the last half hour / final twist of the movie is hideous on so many levels. Such a shame it turned out this way. But because the first hour was so great it help Hancock still recieve a good grade. Grade B-
Rated 10 Dec 2008
59
35th
The first half is fantastic and everything you'd expect from the trailers. However, about half way through the entire film changes out of the blue and becomes absolute crap. It had great potential, but the shift really ruined it.
Rated 16 Dec 2008
57
52nd
Interesting take on super heroes, but could have been done better.
Rated 25 Dec 2008
70
21st
First half is a 80, second half a 60.
Rated 26 Dec 2008
65
5th
It's like there are two stories in one movie. Once one story is over, the other begins and they don't flow well together.

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