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37 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90The New YorkerDavid DenbyThe New YorkerDavid DenbyHancock suggests new visual directions and emotional tonalities for pop. It's by far the most enjoyable big movie of the summer.
- 88Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaA rollicking tale of rehabilitation and redemption, rife with cool special effects, Hancock is smart and surprisingly raunchy.
- 75Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversBateman doesn't make a false move, and a stellar Charlize Theron springs her own bolts from the blue as Ray's wife. As for Smith, he's on fire. There's nothing like a star shining on his highest beams. You follow him anywhere.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertHancock is a lot of fun, if perhaps a little top-heavy with stuff being destroyed. Smith makes the character more subtle than he has to be, more filled with self-doubt, more willing to learn.
- 75Miami HeraldConnie OgleMiami HeraldConnie OgleThe real hit of the movie is the hilarious Bateman. His low-key humor makes you wish Hancock could have saved Bateman's short-lived sitcom "Arrested Development." Now that would have been heroic.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterThe visual effects are stellar, but the true star is Smith, who again demonstrates acting chops as well as effortless charisma in a vehicle that's only occasionally worthy of his superhuman skills.
- 40Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranIt's a strange feeling to see the summer's most promising premise self-destruct into something bizarre and unsatisfying, but that is the Hancock experience.
- 38Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsChicago TribuneMichael PhillipsNot even Smith's charisma can mitigate the chaos that is Hancock.
- 38New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickThis movie fails so spectacularly - and on so many levels - that it's like watching a train plummet off a bridge.
- 30VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyThe effects are snazzy, even if they pass by quite quickly, and there's enough going on to keep audiences watching, if not entirely happy. Smith, Theron and Bateman capably handle the main roles, but such is the skimpiness of the scenario that no further characters make any impact.