Hancock

Will Smith returns to the big screen in this year’s surprise hit, Hancock.  Smith plays John Hancock, a superhero who is homeless and, in all honesty, could not care less about saving the world.  His perspective changes however, after he saves a public relations consultant named Ray, (played by Jason Bateman).  Hancock has a very unorthodox way of saving lives.  He doesn’t seem to care about the destruction of property.  So when the city of Los Angeles tries to put Hancock in jail, Ray tells Hancock to do some hard time.  Ray’s plan is to have the city miss Hancock, therefore giving Hancock an opportunity to spring into action, showing everyone that he’s turned over a new leaf.  When this happens, Hancock is cheered by the masses, but a colossal plot twist is what makes this movie one of the top movies for the summer, and one that I call a must-see.  Here are some photos from the movie, my analysis is below:

Will Smith as the title role in Hancock

Will Smith and Jason Bateman in Hancock

Will Smith in Hancock

This movie is more of a dark horse than I thought it was going to be.  True I thought it was going to be good, just by virtue of the fact that it garnered a summer release, but I didn’t expect it to be great.  Needless to say I was pleasantly surprised.  I give a lot of points to the writers for their sheer originality in the film.  They essentially made up a superhero, and they did it with some style.  I think Marvel Studios is a great film company, but let’s face it, once all of the superheros from comic books have been turned into movies, they’re going to have to make up more superheros if they wish to stay in business.  With that said, this movie gets a nomination for Best Movie of the Summer, as well as Best Actor in a Lead Role, Will Smith is excellent as Hancock.  Oh, and depending on what movie theater you go to, you might even get to see a preview for Quantum of Solace, the new James Bond film, set to hit theaters in November 2008!