Hancock

Rented Hancock today. Not due to the fact that I absolutely wanted to see it but selection was pretty poor this time at my local rental store. The movie was one of the kind I usually don't even think about going to see at a theater but I was in the mood for an easy action flick and took my chances..

So I didn't have too high hopes for this one. The beginning was poor. It tried to be funny but didn't work for me. Also the plot was quite straightforward and easy to expect. With one exception. There was a major twist in the middle that I didn't see coming. That changed the movie quite much and I even enjoyed it tonight. The movie ran only about 1,5 hours which was just enough.

The movie starred Will Smith, Charlize Theron and Jason Bateman. Theron was easily the best out of three lead roles while Bateman was a fresh face on the screen and suited well for the role. Will Smith... well, he was Will Smith.. I've never been a fan of him and won't be after this movie either.

I would give the movie rating 2,5 out of 5. A quite ok no brainer.

The other movie I watched today, Vicky Christina Barcelona, was from completely different genre. I'll write about that later.