
The powerful superhero John Hancock has become a joke because of his alcoholism and clumsiness. He has also become the most hated man in Los Angeles. Though he has saved many lives, he also destroyed a lot of property, costing the city millions every time he goes into action. When he saves the life of PR expert Ray Embrey from an oncoming train, the executive is thankful and believes he can restore Hancock's image as a true superhero. He brings the anti-hero home for dinner a... (Full plot summary below)
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The powerful superhero John Hancock has become a joke because of his alcoholism and clumsiness. He has also become the most hated man in Los Angeles. Though he has saved many lives, he also destroyed a lot of property, costing the city millions every time he goes into action. When he saves the life of PR expert Ray Embrey from an oncoming train, the executive is thankful and believes he can restore Hancock's image as a true superhero. He brings the anti-hero home for dinner and introduces him to his son Aaron, a big fan, and to his wife, Mary. But for some mysterious reason Mary doesn't want Hancock anywhere near her or her family.
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| ReelTalk Movie ReviewsJohn P. McCarthyAfter a frenetic and funny first half, 'Hancock' falls apart, devolving into a sentimentalized and scattershot piece short on integrity and sense. |
| Entertainment SpectrumJolene MendezThe fourth of July will not be the only day for fireworks, July 2nd will definitely heat up at your local theatre when Hancock is released. Be sure to check it out. |
| CinePassionFernando F. CroceKicks into tired oh-it-sucks-to-have-superpowers territory and opens up a can of racial issues it has no intention of investigating |
| Eclipse MagazineMichelle AlexandriaIf Hancock didn't try so hard to be "edgy" and "different" it could have been a winner. Instead with the only villain in the movie being a Whiskey bottle it barely registers as a blip on the radar. |
| CinematicalScott WeinbergA slightly messy movie, but it's also one of the year's best. |
| Movie EyeFrank OchiengThe special effects feel rather synthetic for a big-time summer blockbuster. When the smoke finally clears Hancock emerges as just another routine riff on the superhero genre |
| Atlantic City WeeklyLori HoffmanHancock is a movie that tosses the genre cookie cutter under the bus. |
| Screen InternationalBrent SimonA fun, fairly crisp opening hour gives way to a muddled, entirely unsatisfying ending. |
| Denver PostLisa KennedySince The Pursuit of Happyness, actor-producer Smith has made no secret of his desire to make movies that entertain in that big-studio way but also dig deeper. Hancock is a rousing measure of that intent. |
| Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanOne of the rare action films that needed to be longer. Then changes in mood wouldn't be so abrupt, and director Peter Berg and writers Vincent Ngo and Vince Gilligan would've had more time to reveal things we want to know. |