Saturday, July 5, 2008

Movie: Hancock

We went to see Hancock with Will Smith last night. I was a bit put off by the negative reviews at rottentomatoes.com but Lisa really likes Will Smith so off we went.

In fact, the movie, while not as good as I Am Legend, was just fine for a summer evening of Hollywood fluff. While many of the reviews complained about an abrupt transition, mid-movie, from funny to serious, I thought there was less abruptness, and more foreshadowing of the seriousness to come, than the reviewers did. I really like the idea of PR-man as hero as well - that, at least, is not something that has been done much before!