The movie begins as you would expect: a punk played by Will Smiff is blessed with super hero powers. What does he do but lay around drinking and not paying taxes. When he decides to save people, he ends up making more damage. He's fallen out of favor with the public, naturally, and even kids lecture him for being a drunken bum.
He meets a buddy with a heart of gold who wants to save the world. Being a PR guy, and rescued by Hancock in another destructive sequence, the guy sits him down to figure out a way to reform his ways. What does he do? Make him go to prison for those outstanding warrants, so he can show the public he isn't so bad. There's some talk of loneliness and despair. Waa!
They let him out and that's when he becomes a "good" super hero. The movie is then bogged down by exposition and an explanation for his powers that is otherworldly, and would be cool if it weren't presented in such a boring way. Charlize Theron does a lot of staring at him looking weepy so anyone with half a wit would know she's involved with him in some way. You might be surprised how, or maybe not.
I think Hancock tries to be different than the other super hero movies, but the inclusion of Will Smith as the main character is annoying. Everyone and their mother loves this guy, am I the only person that can't stand him? I have given a chance for a couple action movies that everyone raved about this season, and been disappointed as usual.
