by DN

Created on: October 30, 2008

The original John Hancock was some American guy, famous for signing some American independence paper or some such. Not well known this side of the pond, but important enough to the Americans that "John Hancock" became slang for "signiture".

This latest John Hancock will prove to be far more rememberable. An amazing film, although judging by various internet comments floating around it tends to have a Marmitian feel to it, in that you either love it or you hate it. Story time.

80 years ago, a man woke in hospital with no memory of who or what he was. The big hole in his head healed up pretty darn quick and any attempt to give him needles simply saw them brake on his skin. Had the accident somehow made him superhuman? Or if he had always been superhuman, how did he get the big hole in his head to begin with? No one knew. Despite the story being all over the news, no one ever came to tell him who he was. No one ever showed up. He was alone.

On leaving the hospital he was asked to put his "John Hancock" on a document. He took this as his name.

Skip ahead 80 years. Police cars racing after a get-away car. Bullets flying everywhere. The Americans call it a Monday.

"Hancock?"

"uurr.."

"Hancock?!"

John Hancock (Will Smith), lay face down on a public bench, surrounded by empty beer bottles. A little child attempting to wake him.

"What's up kid?"

"Badguys," said the child, impatiently, pointing to the news report. Stopping just long enough to pinch a sexy girl's bottom and pick up another bottle of beer, Hancock springs into action, destoying the bench in the process.

Turns out flying drunk is not as easy as it sounds. Crashing into birds, traffic signs, accidently taking out most of the police cars and almost hitting a plane, Hancock then stops the criminals in the rather unorthadox method of picking up the car and dropping it onto a rather large building.

The news report, far from praising Hancock, reports yet another huge mess he's caused, this time costing the city around 6 million in damages, a new personal best for Hancock.

80 years of solitude has turned Hancock into an unpopular miserable drunk. Will Smith pulls it off perfectly and you can not help but laugh.

"I can smell the liquor on his breath"

-"Thats cos I've been drinking bitch."

"She should sue you", says an over weight man

-"You should sue McDonalds, cos they've messed you up good."

For those who haven't seen it, pop down to your local cinema, then come down and finish reading this.

Unfortunately, there is a downside to

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