Hancock

Directed by Peter Berg

Written by Vincent Ngo and Vince Gilligan

Does Will Smith own the 4th of July weekend? I'm not sure, but I seem to spend each 4th with him. This year was no different when I when to see his latest flick, Hancock.  It's about an unlikely superhero who is hated by the masses, drunk all the time and has most of his embarrassing moment posted on YouTube. The movie starts off with a high speed car chase, with bullets flying and "where is our hero?"  Asleep on a bench, passed out and next to him is a liter of Gentleman Jack.  A cute little kid wakes him up to let him know he is needed, and reluctantly he flies off to save the day.  Just how bad of a superhero is he?  Well, he take us on a ride of what it would be like to fly drunk; he almost hits a plane and flies into a gaggle of birds (it's not like getting a fly stuck in your teeth). Of course he ends the car chase (mainly because they shot the bottle of Gentleman Jack), but no one is happy about it. Apparently every time Hancock helps out he causes millions of dollars in damage.  So in steps the real superhero Jason Bateman (the other Teen Wolf). He shows us that the modern day hero is a super PR agent who helps him shake off his hated image.  How does he do this you ask?  Sends him to jail!  I know Batman would have never agreed to go.  And this is where my description of the movie has to end (without giving away the true meat and potatoes of this flick).  I will say that Charlize Theron steals the movie not only with her beauty, but also in her fierce choices.  An honorable mention  has to go to the writers because the villain in this movie is also not what you would expect. There is the fated power struggle, but rather within our hero himself (Hamlet he is not).  I am hoping that there will be a sequel to this film, like Jumper it left the audience with more questions than when the picture started.  You really do come to care about these people, which is all any writer or director can wish to achieve.  Over all I give it a ROYG out of ROYGBV. So sneak out of the summer sun and check it out!