Review of Hancock (1991) by Austen S — 05 Sep 2012

Disappointing. Decided to be serious half way through?

This review of Hancock (1991) was written by Austen S on 05 Sep 2012.

Hancock has generally received mixed reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Hancock

Review of Hancock (1991)

By Jake N (187) on 27 Jul 2016

Good funny film but goes a little flat near the end, Some great special effects and action and some nice comedy bits thrown in…

Read Review

Review of Hancock (1991)

By Marcianne Miller (52) for Bold Life (Hendersonville, NC) (39) on 24 Aug 2018

[At first] Hancock is great fun, quirky and hilarious... Smith especially proves every minute why he's become the best in Hollywood…

Read Review

Review of Hancock (1991)

By Robert A (771) on 24 Jul 2017

I like this movie a lot , but it's a film of two halves and the first half is better than the second half…

Read Review

Review of Hancock (1991)

By Jason S (2,514) on 05 Dec 2016

A fun first half and a downer second half make this an unequal mess…

Read Review

Review of Hancock (1991)

By Andrew G (1,437) on 27 Mar 2017

Incoherence is obvious. Charlize Theron does her usual capable performance. Jason Bateman is ok but Will Smith is over rated for a reason…

Read Review

Review of Hancock (1991)

By Ted W (1,490) on 28 Jun 2016

Ok superhero movie starring will Smith as Hancock and his origin story becoming a cool but dumb funny superhero…

Read Review

Review of Hancock (1991)

By Brandon J (201) on 29 Dec 2015

It was a different type of super hero movie that we haven't seen before or since…

Read Review

Review of Hancock (1991)

By Nathaniel B (335) on 08 Aug 2018

Great movie!!! Not what I origially thought it would be... it was better…

Read Review

Review of Hancock (1991)

By L A (71) on 03 Jan 2018

I found this to be a nice, fresh twist on the superhero genre…

Read Review

Review of Hancock (1991)

By Simon P (766) on 05 Nov 2015

Hancock: Mr. Clumsy to Mr…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

More Reviews by Austen S

Review of Five Broken Cameras (2011)

By Austen S (24) on 03 Feb 2014

If you ever question the evil of government, give this documentary a watch…

Read Review

Review of Near Dark (1987)

By Austen S (24) on 06 Jun 2014

See what happens when you strip away the garlic and the crosses; your left with a haunting and powerful tale…

Read Review

Review of Rear Window (1954)

By Austen S (24) on 05 Sep 2012

Though seemingly boring at first, after a closer look, it's an amazing movie - one of Hitchcock's best…

Read Review

Review of Inside Job (2010)

By Austen S (24) on 23 Aug 2013

It's hard to believe how last crisis originated and that the people who were behind it are still there at helm of business and politics…

Read Review

Review of Clockstoppers (2002)

By Austen S (24) on 29 Jul 2013

Clockstoppers is a very visually amazing film with special effects that make you wonder how they did that…

Read Review

Review of Psycho (1998)

By Austen S (24) on 05 Sep 2012

The all-time best film made before anything fairly recent, this movie is purely amazing - Hitchcock's best…

Read Review

Review of Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

By Austen S (24) on 05 Sep 2013

An interesting boy-meets-girl adventure/romance film that delivers an emotional rollercoaster of awesomeness. Yeah…

Read Review

Review of Lonely Hearts (1970)

By Austen S (24) on 20 Nov 2007

A truly great love story. this film is graphic, rough, and yet still manages to show that even monsters among men have hearts…

Read Review

Review of Midnight in Paris (2011)

By Austen S (24) on 11 Nov 2012

Poignant, expressive, evocative, wonderfully acted, painlessly admonishing…

Read Review

Review of Hancock (2008)

By Austen S (24) on 05 Sep 2012

Disappointing. Decided to be serious half way through…

Read Review

More Reviews by Austen S

Popular Movies Right Now

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

2014

79%1,167 Reviews

John Wick: Chapter 4

2023

78%170 Reviews

Hillbilly Elegy

2020

61%141 Reviews

Deadpool

2016

78%1,333 Reviews

A Simple Favor

2018

69%617 Reviews

Interstellar

2014

83%1,261 Reviews

Hereditary

2018

72%1,650 Reviews

The Gentlemen

2020

70%170 Reviews

Upgrade

2018

76%696 Reviews

Avengers: Endgame

2019

86%432 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Hancock

1991

57%648 Reviews

The Martian

2015

81%1,258 Reviews

Batman Forever

1995

52%887 Reviews

Hostel: Part II

2007

49%654 Reviews

Pitch Perfect 2

2015

63%898 Reviews

Dante's Peak

1997

52%603 Reviews

Last Action Hero

1993

60%664 Reviews

Anaconda

1997

48%633 Reviews

The Da Vinci Code

2006

59%981 Reviews

Kung Fu Hustle

2004

80%679 Reviews