For those who are quick to call Hancock “a mess” or the third act “a huge left turn” or Variety's hypetastic "Last Action Hero-like" or whatever euphemism they are using this time, I offer this very serious suggestion… see the movie again. If they still don’t see how well the tapestry is woven, I will leave them to their myopia.
It was a fascinating experience for me, going back to the film. Not only did the sense of any confusion fall away – and I indicated as soon as I saw it that I felt the “twist” was signaled clearly, though without detail, from early on with a spin move around Mary and particularly in a speech that seems to be going way overboard about blood and breaking things – but my appreciation for the entire film increased substantively. Not only did I like the film even more, but I genuinely felt the film moved beyond the “ambitious but flawed” category into the realm of excellence.
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