“Hancock,” follows the trials of a superhero (Will Smith) who saves the day, but always leaves destruction in his path. The city of Los Angeles is fed up with Hancock’s destructive ways until he saves the life of a public relations specialist (Jason Bateman) who vows to save Hancock’s reputation.

The film’s casting is superb and acting is excellent, but somehow the movie falls short. The more realistic take on being a superhero- not having graceful landings and causing accidental property damage- and a lot of the humor comes from turning the idea of a superhero on its head was enjoyable. It seemed director Peter Berg and writers Vincent Ngo and Vince Gilligan would do more with such an original twist on the superhero genre, but the plot never gets deep or complicated, as it just meanders its way to the end.
Charlize Theron, playing the wife of Jason Bateman’s character, does not get a chance to shine until the second half of the movie when we find out why she keeps looking at Hancock so strangely.  The unfortunate reality is that the second half of the film is not nearly as good as the action-packed first half, probably because the first half deals with all of the amusing things that can happen when a superhero acts more like a real human than a perfect immortal.

The use of a handheld camera adds to Hancock’s realistic character, but the last action scene feels hurried, and the resolution is lacking.
 
“Hancock” is mostly forgettable, but should hold you over until another superhero movie comes along.