MIT Lecture Series Committee

Rated PG-13
92 minutes

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Hancock (2008)

There are heroes� there are superheroes� and then there�s Hancock (Will Smith). With great power comes great responsibility � everyone knows that � everyone, that is, but Hancock. Edgy, conflicted, sarcastic, and misunderstood, Hancock�s well-intentioned heroics might get the job done and save countless lives, but always seem to leave jaw-dropping damage in their wake. The public has finally had enough � as grateful as they are to have their local hero, the good citizens of Los Angeles are wondering what they ever did to deserve this guy. Hancock isn�t the kind of man who cares what other people think � until the day that he saves the life of PR executive Ray Embrey (Jason Bateman), and the sardonic superhero begins to realize that he may have a vulnerable side after all. Facing that will be Hancock�s greatest challenge yet � and a task that may prove impossible as Ray�s wife, Mary (Charlize Theron), insists that he�s a lost cause. [www.rottentomatoes.com]

Successfully mocks goofy superhero conventions while affectionately reveling in some of the best-loved clich�s of the genre.
      -- Connie Ogle, Miami Herald. Read this review.