Guide Note

This page contains reviews of Columbia Pictures action film Hancock. The film which stars Will Smith, Jason Bateman and Charlize Theron, opened on July 2, 2008.

The movie received an overall rating of 48 from Metacritic and a 34 from Rotten Tomatoes.

Fast Facts

1. Director: Peter Berg
2. Producers: Will Smith, Akiva Goldsman, James Lassiter and Michael Mann
3. Screenwriter: Vincent Ngo and Vince Gilligan
4. Studio: Columbia Pictures
5. Release date: July 2, 2008
6. MPAA rating: PG-13
7. Run time: 92 minutes

The residents of Los Angeles have turned against well-intentioned alcoholic superhero Hancock (Will Smith), so he hires a publicist (Jason Bateman) to restore his image.

"'Hancock' is a lot of fun, if perhaps a little top-heavy with stuff being destroyed."— Roger Ebert¹

"'Hancock' isn’t exactly "family friendly" – the film is simply too dark with too much swearing and violence for that."—SciFiMoviePage ²

"It's a daring, even mildly challenging mixture for a superhero film, and while the pieces don't entirely add up, the puzzle is at least original."—A.V.Club³

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