Review of Hancock (2008) by Halfwelshman — 21 May 2011
Some say that Will Smith makes anything watchable, and in most cases I'd agree. Not so with **** It's the inconsistency that gets me - it really doesn't know whether it wants to be a relatively dark origins story, or a comic take on superhero conventions, or a social satire.
It tries to be all of these, and therefore fails to be any of them. It's not dark, funny or clever enough. Will Smith's charisma and some nice effects can't hold up the car crash of a screenplay or make the "twist" in the last act even remotely surprising.
It's just not very good.
This review of Hancock (2008) was written by Halfwelshman on 21 May 2011.
Hancock has generally received mixed reviews.
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