Musing Aloud

We saw "Hancock" with Will Smith yesterday. I really enjoyed it. I tend to like Will Smith's movies. There's something about him that is just so damn likeable. He brings a realness to his characters, and I never think of him as "acting." I wasn't prepared to like this movie. It wasn't even on my radar to watch it until we saw a preview, and then it looked pretty amusing and I thought that would make up for what I suspected to be a hokey movie. But surprise, I didn't find the super-being part of it hokey at all. Maybe I was just enjoying the characters too much. I love Jason Bateman. He was cute as a child/teen actor, but he's really coming into his own as an adult, IMO. His voice is so acerbic, and I really like that. In fact, I'd have to say that's my favorite thing about him, is his voice. And I don't know why. His character was so earnest, you couldn't help but believe in him. And I really liked the idea of the reluctant, cynical superhero. So give Hancock a chance.