Hancock
Hancock brings back the Fresh Prince with a fresh take on the super hero as he doesn’t hole up in some lair inventing impervious outerwear or suffer some kind of mutation originating here or on another planet. He’s more the super hero with human problems - and nothing so mundane as girlfriend trouble or financially making ends meet. Will Smith is Hancock who is bullet proof and can fly and even though he saves people and upholds the law is unlikeable because he’s a sociopathic,amnesiatic alcoholic. The ever affable Jason Bateman plays Ray Embrey a less than successful public relations expert. When Hancock saves his life Ray realizes that this besotted protector just has an image problem and wants to give him a makeover. Charlize Theron is Ray’s wife Mary whose standoffishness seems to telegraphs a connection to Hancock. It’s quite literally a blast when we discover the real reason that she doesn’t want her husband reinventing the Man of Bourbon. It wouldn’t be July without a Will Smith blockbuster to kick it of and as usual both are welcome.