Hancock

WAS A GOOD MOVIE ABOUT A SUPER HERO WHO IS IMMORTAL AND WHO IS A DRUNK AND JUST WANTS TO HELP SOCIETY BY HURTING AND CATCHING CRIMINALS BUT HE DOES IT WHILE DESTROYING THE CITY OF MIAMI HANCOCK IS PLAYED BY WILL SMITH. THE CITY TURNS ON HIM ALITTLE AND THEN HE SAVES JUSTIN BATEMAN WHO PLAYS RAY EMBERY A PR DIRECTOR WHO IS TRYING TO SAVE THE WORLD BY GETTING COMPANYS TO SEND FREE MEDICINE TO KIDS IN AFRICA.HE GETS STUCK ON RAIL ROAD TRACKS IN HIS CAR WHICH HANCOCK COMES FLIPS HIS CAR OVER AND STOPS THE TRAIN BY LETTING IT RUN INTO HIM AND DESTROYS THE FRONT OF TRAIN.RAY SEES THE OUTLASH BY THE PUBLIC SO HE TRIES TO CLEAN UP HANCOCKS REP. HE TAKES HANCOCK HOME TO MEET HIS WIFE AND KID AND TELLS HE SHOULD TURN HIMSELF INTO THE COPS GO TO JAIL AND WAIT TILL THE CITY NEEDS HIM. THE CITY CALLS AFTER 2 WEEKS AND HE HELPS THEM WITH A BETTER ATTITUDE TELLS COPS GOOD JOB AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WELL RAYS WIFE PLAYED BY CHARLIZE THERON WHO IS REALLY IRRATED WHEN HE BRINGS HANCOCK HOME. IT TURNS OUT SHE IS HANCOCKS WIFE FROM BACK IN THE 20S AND 30S AND SHE REMEBERS HE DOESNT. BEST PART OF THE STORY IS END THEY STAY CLOSE TOGTHER LONG ENOUGH THEY BECOME MORTAL SO THEY HAVE TO STAY AWAY FROM EACH OTHER THEY ARE BOTH BEING KILLED BY PEOPLE WHO HANCOCK PUT AWAY IN JAIL WHO BROKE OUT OF JAIL.SO HANCOCK GETS AWAY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER KILLING THE CRIMINALS SO SHE LIVES AND HE LIVES AND BOTH GET THERE POWERS BACK.. THE SPECIAL EFFECTS OF HIM FLYING AND THINGS LIKE THAT ARE DONE REALLY WELL. WILL SMITH IS AN AMAZING ACTOR WHO CAN PLAY ANYTHING.
DIRECTOR: PETER BERG
WRITERS: VINCENT NGO AND VINCE GILLGAN
GENRE:ACTION CRIME FANTASY
RELEASE DATE: JULY 2ND 2008

awards for
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Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2009	Nominated	Saturn Award	Best Actor Will Smith
			Best Fantasy Film
			Best Supporting Actress Charlize Theron
Golden Trailer Awards
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2008	Nominated	Golden Trailer	Summer 2008 Blockbuster
Kids' Choice Awards, USA
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2009	Won	Blimp Award	Favorite Movie Actor Will Smith
National Movie Awards, UK
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2008	Nominated	National Movie Award	Best Performance - Male Will Smith Also for I Am Legend (2007).
			Best Superhero
People's Choice Awards, USA
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2009	Nominated	People's Choice Award	Favorite Superhero Will Smith As John Hancock.
Teen Choice Awards
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2008	Won	Teen Choice Award	Choice Summer Movie: Action Adventure

Cast

(Cast overview, first billed only)

	Will Smith	...	John Hancock
	Charlize Theron	...	Mary Embrey
	Jason Bateman	...	Ray Embrey
	Jae Head	...	Aaron Embrey
	Eddie Marsan	...	Kenneth 'Red' Parker Jr.
	David Mattey	...	Man Mountain
	Maetrix Fitten	...	Matrix
	Thomas Lennon	...	Mike
	Johnny Galecki	...	Jeremy
	Hayley Marie Norman	...	Hottie
	Dorothy Cecchi	...	Woman in Dive Bar
	Martin Klebba	...	Convict #12
	Akiva Goldsman	...	Executive #1
	Michael Mann	...	Executive #2
	Brad Leland	...	Executive #3