Hancock

written by: vincent ngo & vince gillian
directed by: peter berg

ahhh Independence Day. fireworks. hot dogs on the BBQ. chillin at the beach...and Will Smith at the Box Office. will's latest feat, Hancock, is about a disgruntled superhero who tries to work on getting his image fixed so the people will like him.

we first meet Hancock hungover on a bench. a little boy (incredibly TV cute) wakes him up to point to the high speed chase taking place on the LA freeway. the reluctant hero takes a bottle with him while he darts off to stop the theives. he succeeds, while causing millions of dollars in damage to the city.

cut to an office meeting downtown. we meet Ray Embrey (Jason Bateman) a struggling PR guy who's mission is to save the world. his not so perfect sales pitch sends him home scatterbrained and he ends up with his car stalled on a track. in swoops Hancock who saves Ray, but tears the shit out of train. the people boo and criticize his tactics. Ray comes to his rescue (go figure) and takes his home for spaghetti night.

Hancock gets to meet the family. the kid Aaron, whos name Hancock can never get right, and the wife Mary (Charlize Theron) who disapproves of Hancock, yet seems to have a strange attraction to. Ray decides Hanckock will be his big project. His ultimate PR gig. and comedy ensues.

as if he hadnt already, will hit the jackpot with this movie. im talking super franchise here. they sort of give you a little background as to what hancock is, and how his powers work, but theres so much they can do with it in the future. i mean its sort of predictable whats gonna happen in the first, but they do manage to throw some surprises in there (well to Ariel anyway) and tons of laughs. jason bateman is hillarious as usual. and there are plenty of quotables for you to take home to your friends, or le petite assholes, if you will. hopefully some of the questions i had will be answered in the future. again, no iron man, but damn good superhero summertime will smith flick. cant go wrong with that combo.

my cousin pointed out to me that this is the first will smith movie where he does not run and/or yell. i was slightly disappointed, but he does fly and you get to see the left butt cheek. OWW! note: this movie really is pg-13. plenty of "shit" and "bitches" thrown in there. and thats probably why the shit was so funny...enjoy bitches.

i look forward to the sequel. and if anyone sees a hancock beanie...preferably from AE (he's into eagles)...let me know.