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‘Hancock’ to Be Huge Hit, Despite Probable Badness
Vulture — ... Despite poor reviews, a plot that allegedly doesn't make any sense, and the fact that most people assume it will likely be kinda bad, Hancock is apparently on track to earn as much as $115 million when it hits theaters next weekend, according to Nikki Finke. While it's probably dumb to bet against Will Smith on the Fourth of July, and we're certainly not very good at predicting box-office results, this seems wildly optimistic to us. Sure, we can definitely see the appeal in a movie about an alcoholic superhero who throws a whale into a sailboat and ...

Fan Rant: Superhero Satires Get No Respect
Cinematical — ... , not many people eagerly await the latest Smith offering -- which currently has a 32% rating on Rotten Tomatoes -- but they'll see it anyway. Hancock is tracking well, thanks to a poster exclusively dominated by Smith's unshaven mug, and that pretty much seals its potent box office fate. Just as Smith's slapdash onscreen persona is bullet-proof, Smith himself is steadfastly critic-proof. ...

Is 'Hancock' Half-Cocked? [Dethroning The King]
Gawker: defamer — ... came out, and all was not well. Todd McCarthy said "this odd and perplexing aspiring tentpole will provide a real test of Smith's box office invincibility." Suddenly Hancock seemed a little shaky. If Hollywood's hometown paper didn't love it, who would? Well, opening day has finally arrived, the rest of the critics have weighed in, and it seems that Hancock is not just bad, but a big steaming pile of shit. It managed to scare up a scant 34% at Rotten Tomatoes and that's only slightly better than ...

Box Office: Hancock Arrives
Cinematical — ... Why It Might Not Do Well: Unlike most big-budget superhero movies, this one doesn't originate from another media like comic books, so it doesn't come with the core fanbase of an Iron Man or an Incredible Hulk. Also, the 36% fresh rating at Rottentomatoes.com is not encouraging. ...

My Week in Film
Movie Moxie — ... which seems to be getting a fair amount of negitave reviews. Hogwash to that I say, it's a heck of a fun film. Last up for theatre moments was ...

I Am Legend Director Francis Lawrence Talks Prequel
FirstShowing.net — ... and the genre-bending monsters is simply some kickass subject matter. If Lawrence can take us back a bit and color in the events and virus that led up the 2007 film, that will be fantastic. He feels pretty confident that Smith will return as Dr. Robert Neville, as well, which pretty much completes the financial equation. Smith seems assured box office gold, evidenced recently by the $380+ million worldwide earned on Hancock already, despite a lacking 38% on Rotten Tomatoes. ...

Hey, Remember How 'Hancock' Was All Chopped Up?
Cinematical — ...and yet still managed to be a damn good movie? Well I sure thought it was, anyway, even if the Tomato-meter doesn't seem to agree with me. I said ...

I Wish I Was Joking: Peter Berg May Direct “Battleship”
Unrealitymag — ... and your last movie was generally panned, what’s the next step?  To direct an adaptation of the board game “Battleship,” of course.  From ...