I started writing this review halfway during my viewing Hancock. It was fairly difficult for me to step away to write anything because the movie felt so great. Then… the movie got real bad, real quick. And that’s when I started to type furiously away at this post.
At the beginning of the film, it felt very different to the usual Will Smith Summer Supermovie that I’ve come to expect. Sure, there was plenty of humor, action, and a new swear word-laden catchphrase that Smith movies tend to have time and time again, but I had a feeling that the movie was going to aspire to be something… more.
It’s probable that my standards were set a bit low. When it came to theaters in 2008, a piece of information that I had to look up, I wasn’t very excited, either.
It’s more likely that I was hoping that this movie would be more than just a summer action flick. I loved the premise, but the plot kept getting messier and messier, until a certain expository scene just ruined it for me.
In the end, you can safely ignore this one. And I guess there’s a sequel coming. I guess as long as they make money, right? It’s a shame, because I love Smith, Bateman, and Theron in so many other roles.
(Yes, Bateman and Theron were both in Arrested Development, and we all know how much I love every single human being associated with that TV show.)
2/4, on a scale of [0,4].