I really liked it.
Will Smith is terrific, as always.
It's a great story - reminded me of The Highlander - but got a little ragged when it moved from comedy to drama. Hard to pull of anywhere.
Had a lot of laughs up front ... got a little lost in the transition to drama.
The transformation of Hancock from a drunken lout saving folks at great cost to the city into a genuine superhero is a story of life for all of us - to move from a self-centered to an other-centered way of life. His time in prison, the anger-management group - was fun to watch with some twists and turns I didn't expect.
Special effects, music - lots of money thrown at this one, and it's not disappointing.
A good way to spend an afternoon at the movies.
A date flick? I don't think so.
Well, maybe ... because there's another one just like Hancock - his wife (Charlize Theron) from a former life a few centuries earlier. But she went her separate way: sometimes folks are just no good for each other (this spins out a little more clearly in the story - it seems that when they're together, he starts becoming mortal). He's suffering from amnesia - hence, the name: John Hancock as in "put your john hancock here). She's now happily married to Jason Bateman, a publicity guy working on saving the world, and on transforming Hancock into a superhero.
Okay, the plot thickens at this point, with some good twists and turns, but maybe you catch the drift.
Be sure to stay for the credits ... just after they start to roll, the hint of New York City sequel is rolled out. Sure, why not?
