In the summer of superhero movies, "Hancock" flew under the radar with "The Dark Knight" and "Iron Man" getting all of the attention. While "Hancock" was not quite as good as either of those films, it certainly deserves some attention. Will Smith plays the titular Hancock, a superhero of sorts who is always drunk and lives in a broken down trailer. When trouble calls, he often answers, but "saves the day" while doing an immense amount of damage as he does not really care about collateral damage. When he saves the life of PR man Ray Embrey (Jason Bateman), Embrey decides he is the right guy to rehabilitate Hancock's image and get him on the road to true hero status. This movie hits all of the right marks. It is funny when it needs to be funny, sad when it needs to be sad (almost gut-wrenchingly so in one sequence) and the action scenes are incredible. Will Smith and Jason Bateman have great chemistry and they make this story really work. While this is a more comedic turn on superhero movies, it is not as broad a comedy as you may think, nor is it a spoof. It has some great human moments and Smith does an excellent capturing the conflicted nature of this superhero. While the current commercials and even the DVD packaging lets you in on the one major surprise in the movie, I will not go into it here. I think it plays better if you try to avoid knowing. The language is definitely a little harsh for the younger crowd, so the PG-13 rating definitely applies. Overall, a very good action movie with a lot of heart.Grade: B
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