Movie Review: Hancock

[evadne_noel]

I really liked the first half of this movie, so let’s talk about that first (that’s right; you have to read the boring nice stuff before getting to the funny mean stuff

Comments

[smilevampy]

Ick. The second half sounds AWFUL...

[evadne_noel]

There are some good visual effects, and the acting continues to be solid, but yes. The second half totally drags the movie down.

[absolute_tash]

Will Smith has picked up an eagle sidekick.

WHUT? Yes the whole second half sounds super lame, but A SUPER EAGLE? Got some subtle writing going there, don't they?

[evadne_noel]

There was some Zeus/Hera symbolism going on in the movie for Will Smith/Charlize Theron, so it makes some vague sense (like their entire origin), but I still have no idea where the hell that eagle came from.

[frenchroast]

Gotta say, you lost me at the whole "Charlize Theron and Will Smith are married immortals who become mortal when they're together" bit. That's just so...contrived.

[evadne_noel]

See, I'm glad you think that. My parents kept insisting their origin made sense, but I kept asking, "But why? That's not a why! You're just making shit up!"

[llybian]

I was originally really looking forward to this movie...but yeah...this isn't the first I've heard about the second half of the movie.

There are so many other movies I want to see right now too...I'll probably wait and rent this one.

[evadne_noel]

Since July is going to be an awesome month for movies, that's probably a good idea.

[corinnethewise]

I actually really enjoyed the movie, even the second half. I had a moment of "seriously, that's the backstory?" but I don't think the problem is the backstory. It's as ridiculous as any superhero backstory. Any superhero movie requires some suspension of disbelief. I think the problem was that they just sort of threw it in on us.

[evadne_noel]

Yeah, it's not the backstory so much as how they presented it.