Hancock (Single-Disc Unrated Edition) | 
| Director: Peter Berg
Actors: Will Smith, Jason Bateman, Elizabeth Dennehy, Eddie Fernandez, Johnny Galecki
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
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Rating:  69 reviews
Sales Rank: 145
Format: Anamorphic, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 99
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 92 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: COLD28125D
UPC: 043396281257
EAN: 0043396281257
ASIN: B001F76PE2
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: November 25, 2008
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Product Description
A hard-living superhero who has fallen out of favor with the public enters into a questionable relationship with the wife of the public relations professional whos trying to repair his image. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 11/25/2008 Starring: Will Smith Charlize Theron Run time: 102 minutes Rating: Ur
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Hancock turns the standard superhero movie inside-out: The title character (Will Smith) can fly, has superstrength, and is invulnerable, but he's also a sloppy, alcoholic jerk who causes millions of dollars in property damage whenever he bothers to fight crime. When he saves the life of a public-relations agent named Ray (Jason Bateman, Arrested Development), Ray decides to improve Hancock's image--starting by having Hancock surrender himself to the authorities and go to prison for his lawless behavior. The idea is that once he's in prison, the crime rate will go up, and people will start to realize Hancock might be of value after all. This is only the first act of Hancock--from there, the movie takes several clever turns that shouldn't be revealed. Hancock isn't a great movie (among other things, director Peter Berg overuses close-ups with a hand-held camera to a degree that may cause motion sickness), but it is an extremely entertaining one. The script, which holds together far better than most superhero movies, has a propulsive plot, good dialogue, some compassion for its characters, and even an actual idea or two. The spectacular action at least gestures towards obeying the laws of physics, which actually makes the special effects more vivid. The three leads (Smith, Bateman, and Charlize Theron as Ray's wife, Mary) deftly balance the movie's mixture of comedy, action, and drama. All in all, a smart subversive twist on a genre that all too often takes itself all too seriously. --Bret Fetzer
Stills from Hancock (click for larger image)
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| Customer Reviews: Read 64 more reviews...
 very good January 6, 2009
nativecruiser (Iraq)
I got hancock pretty fast i'm in iraq and it takes most 8 day and he did a great job gettin it to me
The anti-hero January 6, 2009
Newton Ooi (Phoenix, Arizona United States)
For an actor that loves playing in action movies, it took a long time for Will Smith to play a superhero movie; and being Will Smith, he took an unorthodox role. Hancock is about a drunk, sloven man named Hancock who, when sober, goes about Los Angeles attempting to do superhuman tasks, though often with tragicomic results that usually destroys money, and occasionally takes innocent lives. His life changes unexpectedly when he meets a P.R. agent determined to help him improve his image, and the agent's wife, who has suprises of her own.
As a movie, it has some bad language that makes it PG-13, along with the final climax which shows some blood. And there is a lot of crude humor, especially regarding our anti-hero's least favorite phrase, a-----le. The storyline itself is almost original. Overall, worth the time to watch it.
 SuperZero January 5, 2009
V. Campos
When was last time WS made a good movie? Where is Carlton? Save some money, rent it, or rent Ironman. Damn!
Entertaining...just don't think about it too much. January 4, 2009
W. Ohlidal (Earth)
The title of my review says it all.
Hancock was a good movie. I watched it in HD and it has some truly cool special effects. Will Smith was pretty cool too. He portrays a Superman-ish character, but in a way that shows us how Superman would be if he were a drunk with a sorted history. Hancock genuinely tries to do good, but his alcoholism, and personal demons usually screw things up and his good deeds come with steep collateral damages.
The twist is pretty cool, I think they could have explored it much better though.
For me, they revealed the twist and I kept waiting for more back story which never came.
That's what kept me from giving it a 4th star.
Good movie, could've been much better.
Not funny + Lots of sentences with "a..hole" + incoherent story line January 3, 2009
Cestmoi
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This movie has very few funny scenes. Most them are in the first 30 minutes. The rest are not humorous at all. There are a lot of sentences with "a..hole". The plot is incoherent. The special effects are OK but they and Will Smith can't save the film.
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