This show has already be hit hard by the critics. Again it was one I thought looked interesting in the reviews. It was almost exactly what I was expecting. There was a surprise or two in the movie, that I will not give away here.
Anyway the basic story is a superhero with a drinking problem. Like superman he can fly, is very strong, and bullets don’t seem to hurt him. He tends to do more destruction than most superheroes and is not in good favor of the city officials. In fact there is a warrant for his arrest.
He does save a struggling ad man who decides to revamp his image. I liked the struggle Hancock had with his personal problems. Even though he was physically superior to normal humans, his emotional levels are not up to normal human par. A good portion of the movie is dealing with this emotional problems, and this did make it slow at times , but I did like that part After Hancock works through his problems, the movie takes off again. And into the couple of surprises I mentioned.
Anyway I think for adults this is just a fun movie. It really won’t get you thinking, it is way to spend an afternoon or evening. There is some adult humor, and some violence. The main character is a drunk at the beginning of the movie, so that may be a factor in your viewing pleasure.
So all in all it is a good movie, not up to par with the best superhero movies, but definitely well above the worst. If you don’t go into it looking for too much, you may have as much fun as I did.
The surprise plot twists are also interesting.
