MOVIE SYNOPSIS
Hancock
There are heroes. There are superheroes. And, then there's Hancock. With great power comes great responsibility--everyone knows that--everyone, that is, but Hancock. Edgy, conflicted, sarcastic and misunderstood, Hancock's well-intentioned heroics might get the job done and save countless lives, but always seem to leave jaw-dropping damage in their wake. The public has finally had enough--as grateful as they are to have their local hero, the good citizens of Los Angeles are wondering what they ever did to deserve this guy. Hancock isn't the kind of man who cares what other people think--until the day that he saves the life of PR executive Ray Embrey, and the sardonic superhero begins to realize that he may have a vulnerable side after all. Facing that will be Hancock's greatest challenge yet--and a task that may prove impossible as Ray's wife, Mary, insists that he's a lost cause.
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Remember the beginning of The Incredibles? Superheroes banned from performing their crime-fighting, life-saving stunts because of law suits from disgruntled citizens, costly damages incurred in the line of rescue, accusations that the caped crusader with the X-ray vision was a Peeping Tom? Well, the Will Smith title-character in Hancock has the same problem.
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Will Smith comedy soars, then takes a violent dive
LOOK, UP in the sky. It's a bird! It's a plane. No! It's . . . Stuporman? Otherwise known as Hancock, a superhero who doesn't want to get out of bed in the morning, and as high-concepts go, this one has potential.
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MPAA rating:
PG-13
for some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and language
Cast:
Jason Bateman; Jameson Dixon Jr.; Charlize Theron; Will Smith; Adam Del Rio
Directed by:
Peter Berg
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Genre:
Action, Adventure; Drama Running time:
01:32
Release date:
2008
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