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Hancock

2008

Peter Berg

Will Smith, Charlize Theron, Jason Bateman, Eddie Marsan ...

5.6

69,799

Fantasy. Comedy. Action A hard-living superhero (Smith) who has fallen out of favor with the public enters into a questionable relationship with the wife (Theron) of the public relations professional (Bateman) who's trying to repair his image.

	Author	Review
United States	Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"One unexpectedly satisfying and kinky addition to Hollywood’s superhero chronicles. Touching and odd, laden with genuine twists and grounded by three appealing lead performances"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"The movie has a lot of laughs, but Smith avoids playing Hancock as a goofball and shapes him as serious, thoughtful and depressed (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	David Ansen Newsweek	"A disastrous mess (...) The question arises whether the concept is more suitable to a five-minute 'Saturday Night Live' skit than to a feature film."	NEG
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"It’s all hugely entertaining until the final reel, when the film tries for a tragic dimension it can’t handle. Leave that to 'The Dark Knight'. The actors save the day (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Smith memorably starred in sci-fi movies called things such as 'I, Robot' and 'I Am Legend'. This one could be called 'I, Asshole' or 'I Am Asshole' (...) Smith's charm is minimally on show (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Kim Newman Empire	"A lot of solid scenes - but Hancock lacks the power of super-coherence (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	J.R. Jones Chicago Reader	"As popcorn movies go, this is fleet, funny, and even thoughtful"	POS
United States	Tom Charity CNN	"A superhero can overcome many things, but not a movie that goes off the rails."	NEG
United States	Jim Vejvoda IGN	"It isn't a train wreck but rather a frustrating disappointment given all the talent involved"	NEU
United States	Mick LaSalle SFGATE	"'Hancock' is never as serious or funny or poignant as it could be (...) [It] is more intelligent than most summer blockbusters"	NEU
United Kingdom	Dave Calhoun Time Out	"The film offers some humour and Smith, as ever, is fairly charismatic (...) The big problem is that the script tries to have its cake and eat it (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEU

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