by Ambrose Heron on 01/12/2008
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Hancock (Sony): Although this Will Smith summer blockbuster attracted a mixed critical response it remains an entertaining and interesting riff on the superhero genre. The biggest movie star in the world plays a depressed, drunken superman who is reviled by Los Angeles because he causes mass destruction when fighting crime. After saving the life [...]
by Ambrose Heron on 05/07/2008
Despite mixed reviews (some of them predicting a Last Action Hero style flop) Hancock ruled the box office this weekend.
It looks almost certain to pass the $100 million mark before the weekend is out.
Reuters report:
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> Hancock at the IMDb
> Latest figures from Box Office Mojo
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by Ambrose Heron on 02/07/2008
Today we review Hancock, the new film starring Will Smith as an unconventional superhero.
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Hancock is out at cinemas today
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by Ambrose Heron on 02/07/2008
Hancock is the new summer blockbuster starring Will Smith as a drunken, depressed superhero seen as a nuisance by the public.
I recently spoke to screenwriter and producer Akiva Goldsman and director Peter Berg about their work on the film.
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by Ambrose Heron on 26/06/2008
Hancock is the new film starring Will Smith as a depressed, drunken superhero who is loathed by a public that finds him a dangerous nuisance.
Jason Bateman plays a Ray Embrey, a PR man who decides to help Hancock rehabilitate his image after he is saved by him whilst Charlize Theron plays Ray’s sceptical wife, Mary.
I [...]