Burning Lemons

Went to see Hancock earlier today, while I enjoyed it a lot I got the feeling that there was about two thirds of a great action/adventure movie in there and the other third (the last bit) really let the rest of the movie down.

Without wanting to give too much of the plot a way put it simply at the beginning of the film Hancock is an alcoholic, unpopular superhero living in LA. The film spends the first 20 minutes cleverly setting up this plot element which is fairly interesting and original even if it was all done before in The Increadibles.

Then following some help from a wannabe PR man and a short stint in prison Hancock has his image reformed becoming a popular hero.

Then (and sadly this is where I have to stop giving away details). It all falls apart, following the introduction of another superhero the movie turns from potentially new and exciting material into the same old superhero fare that we’ve seen dozens of times before.

A good concept badly executed

6/10