Review: Hancock -- Kim's Take

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 Review: Hancock -- Kim's Take
I wanted to go into Hancock knowing as little as possible, so I deliberately avoided reading anything about it -- at least, as much as that was possible given the amount of movie blog reading I do on a daily basis. Nonetheless, it was hard to miss that early reviews trickling in from places like Variety and Hollywood Reporter were not, shall we say, overly positive. On the other hand, ... [link]

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‘Hancock’ web reviews
Published 7/2/2008 by Franck Tabouring at The Screening Log
... • At Cinematical, Kim Voynar: “Overall though, in spite of its flaws, I very much enjoyed Hancock, for both its interesting and creative storytelling and Smith's great lead performance.” ...

Hancock Spoiler Plus Summer Movie Trailers
Published 7/2/2008 by Cara at Allie Is Wired - The Entertainment Blog
... Others are giving the film fair and decent reviews that appeal more to the common audience. The basis is caught between action/comedy and drama. Regardless, as a reward to those willing to stick around after the final credits a bonus scene is shown. ...

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