Hancock

Sort of your typical summer fare, entertaining for the hour and a half you watch it but doesn't really add up to much else. In fact, the whole thing seems a little sloppy and feels like large chunks have been left on the cutting room floor in order to pump up the action scenes. Once a surprise twist is revealed (that I won't reveal here) the whole tone of the picture becomes a little heavier but still skimps over what could have potentially been some interesting material, exploring the true nature of what a super hero is. The first hour is funny and Will Smith avoids playing the character as a goofball and is, once again, really quite good in this. I probably enjoyed the material a little more simply because I am such a big Smith and Jason Bateman fan. It's not much but it makes you want to know what is going to happen next, and isn't that enough sometimes?