Friday, July 04, 2008  Unconventional hero  Not a big Will Smith
fan, especially not after he ruined "The Wild, Wild West", but I
had to go see "Hancock" anyway. And boy, I was pleasantly
surprised.  I still don't like Will Smith but where Hancock got
me was in its story. It still uses the conventional superhero
tropes, but since it was not based on a comic book, the story
managed to surprise me. I don't want to give anything away so
let's just leave it at that.  The problem with Hancock is that
it is advertised as a comedy. In reality, it's not. It's
actually more of a drama with comedic elements. That's why the
movie comes out a little uneven. Most of people's complaints
come from this unevenness, but if you view it counter to
expectations, it feels more whole.  My only real complaint is
Will Smith himself. Onscreen, he's not Hancock, he's just Will
Smith. Worse still, it feels like he's channelling his character
from "The Pursuit of Happyness."     1. I think the biggest
problem I have with Movies, in gene