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Jul
03
2008
Todd’s Thoughts On HANCOCK
Posted by Todd Brown at 9:12am.
Posted in Film News , Comedy, Action, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, USA & Canada.
Yep, kicking you over to my column at Showcase again for detailed thoughts on Hancock. Didn’t hate it but it’s safe to say that The Visitor liked it a whole lot better than I did and the weaknesses in this film raise very serious doubts for me about whether director Peter Berg will be able to handle the scope of his upcoming Dune adaptation. I like Berg just fine with certain films - The Rundown is one mighty fine action picture - but he seems to have bitten off more than he could handle with this one. Either that or he got focus-grouped to death along the way, either is possible.
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BtoFu 07/03/2008 @ 1:10pm
I’m feeling agreeable and nodding along at most points, but this has still been the best outing I’ve had at the cinema for a while. The film pretty much is the Hancock character on full identity crisis tilt and at that doesn’t strike the right chords but I got along with it fair enough and enjoyed the little twists along the way. Surprisingly great soundtrack too.
Iscariot 07/03/2008 @ 1:15pm
Wasn’t there a 3rd review up on this site just a day ago?
BtoFu 07/03/2008 @ 2:34pm
It was pulled for being too good methinks ^_^
ChevalierAguila 07/03/2008 @ 2:41pm
I’m tired of seeing Will Smith in summer flicks, so this is a no for me.
Ard Vijn 07/16/2008 @ 6:30am
I actually agree with The Visitor. This was the most fun I had in a cinema for quite some time, and I do not agree at all with the criticisms obout it being too “meandering” or “unfocused”.
Like “Very Bad Things” it takes one idea and follows it doggedly to its conclusion, staying on course all the way.
If anything this movie makes me respect both Peter Berg and Will Smith a whole lot more. I expected some hit-and-miss slapstick comedy of the superhero variety, but got a nice puzzle with a surprisingly large amount of heart and brain attached.
Maybe my expectations were a bit low going in (the tickets were a giveaway by a local telecon company) but I left the cinema very impressed, and everyone in my group liked it.