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その強さ、炸裂!! 史上最もハチャメチャなヤリすぎアクション・ヒーロー登場!【ストーリー】
“不死身”で何千年も生きている、地球上でただ一人の男ジョン・ハンコック。彼は超人的なパワーで悪を倒し、街を守るヒーローのはずだった・・・・・・。
しかし、事件は解決するものの制御不能なパワーのお陰で、いつしか嫌われ者のヒーローに。
ところが本人は全く反省する気も無く、酒瓶を片手に市民に悪態をつく毎日。
そんな時、市民に愛されるヒーローになれるよう、彼のPRを買ってでるレイと出会う。
かくして、ハンコックの“真のヒーロー”として奮闘する日々が始まったが、突然、不死身のパワーに異変が起こり衝撃的な過去の秘密が明らかに!!
【映像・音声特典】
■スーパーヒーロー:「ハンコック」誕生秘話
■イメージの視覚化(8種)
■スーパーヒーローを創り上げる
■体を張った現場
■家のセット
■スーパーヒーロー変身スーツ
■撮影の舞台裏:ピーター・バーグの監督術
■予告編集
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Hancock turns the standard superhero movie inside-out: The title character (Will Smith) can fly, has superstrength, and is invulnerable, but he's also a sloppy, alcoholic jerk who causes millions of dollars in property damage whenever he bothers to fight crime. When he saves the life of a public-relations agent named Ray (Jason Bateman,
Arrested Development), Ray decides to improve Hancock's image--starting by having Hancock surrender himself to the authorities and go to prison for his lawless behavior. The idea is that once he's in prison, the crime rate will go up, and people will start to realize Hancock might be of value after all. This is only the first act of
Hancock--from there, the movie takes several clever turns that shouldn't be revealed.
Hancock isn't a great movie (among other things, director Peter Berg overuses close-ups with a hand-held camera to a degree that may cause motion sickness), but it is an extremely entertaining one. The script, which holds together far better than most superhero movies, has a propulsive plot, good dialogue, some compassion for its characters, and even an actual idea or two. The spectacular action at least gestures towards obeying the laws of physics, which actually makes the special effects more vivid. The three leads (Smith, Bateman, and Charlize Theron as Ray's wife, Mary) deftly balance the movie's mixture of comedy, action, and drama. All in all, a smart subversive twist on a genre that all too often takes itself all too seriously. --
Bret Fetzer Stills from Hancock (click for larger image)