Hancock & Wanted

Saw Hancock with Will Smith, week before last. The story of a drunk, misunderstood super hero sure has potential and would have made for a great dark comedy. But the movie fails to hold with a very weak storyline. The surprise is Charlize Theron who I failed to notice in any of the pre-launch promos, but she too failed to enthrall like she usually does. Avoidable.

Also saw Wanted! Actually saw them both back – to – back with little do do on a Sunday in Bangkok (which does sound a little hard to believe!). It’s an over stylised action film again with a rather weak plot. Angelina Jolie seems a bit wasted. James McAvoy is rather decent, especially since one is seeing him in a role very different to the one in Atonement. The action sequences are over the top but interesting and so is the final attack. Morgan Freeman seems to be doing very similar / typecast roles it seems with Lucky Number Sleven (a much better movie) and now as head of a bunch of assassins, who pass of as weavers. Give me a break. But worth a watch.......

Saw both these movies at the SF Cinema in Central World, bangkok. SF makes most PVRs look like village theatre halls. And the ticket prices is less than what PVR charges!