Hancock
"Hancock" is Will Smith's latest star vehicle in which he plays a drunken bum of a superhero in Los Angeles who doesn't know where he's from or how he got his superpowers. As a drunk, he sometimes destroys more property than he saves when he comes to the rescue. Why then he feels compelled to come to the rescue instead of just continuing his drunken binges is never really explored.
The film is full of very likeable and welcome co-stars such as Jason Bateman and the ever more incredible Charlize Theron. Nobody is more likeable of course than Smithy himself. The trouble is (besides the story) not for a second does he convince me he's a drunk or a bum or really is suffering. 
One day Hancock happens to save a advertising/pr guy named Ray (Jason Bateman) from being run over by a train when his car is stuck on the tracks. Ever so grateful, Ray thanks Hancock (who is getting scorn from everyone else for the destruction he caused saving Ray) and invites him home for supper. There he introduces Hancock to his wife Mary (Charlize Theron) --who seems to recognize Hancock from more than just the news reports--and talks him into trying an image makeover.
Unlike a regular drunk, Hancock quickly agrees to quit drinking, reshape his image and even go to prison to pay for the destruction he's caused in trying to help people. It's all part of Ray's plan to get people to miss Hancock. He knows eventually they will ask for him, and when they do Ray will give them a different, more heroic, cleaned up Hancock. The rest of the film explores the mystery of the relationship between Mary and Hancock and we find out the story behind Hancock, which is generally unsatisfying and a stretch at best. There are a lot of holes to the Hancock bio (I never did understand the significance of the Eagle) but the film counts on the action and the charm of the actors to distract one from those holes. To my surprise, for much of the time, they succeed.
It's kind of fun to watch Smith as a superpowered hero and Theron gets more beautiful and breathtaking every time I see her. One can't say too much about her role without giving too much of the story away, but take my word for it, she's good...if not well motivated. And what can one say about Bateman? Audiences like him. I do too. He may be a little too earnest as Ray but that's really the script's fault that they don't give him any levels. Besides, I'd rather just look at Charlize.
I didn't expect much when I went in to see "Hancock". Frankly, I thought it would be just another second rate Smith vehicle like his recent efforts--"I am Legend", "Pursuit of Happyness", "I, Robot", "Shark's Tale" etc. etc. and mostly I was right. But the undeniable charm of the cast, including Smith and the interesting opening idea makes ""Hancock" a decent way to get out of the summer heat and kill a couple of hours.
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