04 July 2008
Your below-average superhero
SPOILERS, including the flick itself.
Waiting for its DVD release should give everyone ample time to brush up on their mythologies before finally mis-spending on watching Hancock. Well, not really; you just need something sensible to talk about after heating the couch. Meanwhile, Superman fans are advised to spend their money wisely, like seeing everything else but Hancock. It's too trivial to escape the label of stupidity: With all the resources the production had, why of all executions imaginable did they have to emulate the one thing almost everyone in this universe knows? When the hero's music theme finally played it became more boo-worthy than amusing: You're not Clark Kent! If not for the "rules of the gods" twist, the let-us-now call pysstonites (verbal kryptonite, only it infuriates the gods instead of weakening them, it was actually cute) and Charlize Theron's fabulous waistline and eye make-up, the film was simply a poor rip-off. Will Smith was--as usual--tiring. So was the repetitive giveaway cut-scenes when a plot about superheroes are mandated to build mystery, thrill and surprise especially for the first 20 minutes. And what's up with all the asshole action? Either the makers had a fetish or they each have a closet full of wigs. Now I'm missing Ororo Munroe. 4 out of 9.
Waiting for its DVD release should give everyone ample time to brush up on their mythologies before finally mis-spending on watching Hancock. Well, not really; you just need something sensible to talk about after heating the couch. Meanwhile, Superman fans are advised to spend their money wisely, like seeing everything else but Hancock. It's too trivial to escape the label of stupidity: With all the resources the production had, why of all executions imaginable did they have to emulate the one thing almost everyone in this universe knows? When the hero's music theme finally played it became more boo-worthy than amusing: You're not Clark Kent! If not for the "rules of the gods" twist, the let-us-now call pysstonites (verbal kryptonite, only it infuriates the gods instead of weakening them, it was actually cute) and Charlize Theron's fabulous waistline and eye make-up, the film was simply a poor rip-off. Will Smith was--as usual--tiring. So was the repetitive giveaway cut-scenes when a plot about superheroes are mandated to build mystery, thrill and surprise especially for the first 20 minutes. And what's up with all the asshole action? Either the makers had a fetish or they each have a closet full of wigs. Now I'm missing Ororo Munroe. 4 out of 9.
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