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Kim Voynar Review: Hancock
I wanted to go into Hancock knowing as little as possible, so I deliberately avoided reading anything about it — at least, as much as that was possible given the amount of movie blog reading I do on a daily basis. Nonetheless, it was hard to miss that early reviews trickling in from places like Variety and Hollywood Reporter were not, shall we say, overly positive. On the other hand, several of those reviews were written by people who often seem to have cinematic tastes directly opposite mine, so I wasn’t too dissuaded.
And I’m glad I wasn’t, because I’m here to tell you Hancock is both an enjoyable film and one of Will Smith’s best performances ever, even if it is a bit schizophrenic in its execution. The film starts out as one thing — all we know is we’re getting a film about a grumpy, alcoholic guy with super powers who’s awfully deficient in the social skills department.