In the process, Hancock opens up about his Mysterious Past and the reasons for his behavior, slowly bonding with Ray and his wife, Mary ( Charlize Theron).

Seeing something more in the would-be hero, Ray comes up with a plan to reinvent his image into that of a proper crimefighter. Unfortunately, even with public opinion so arrayed against him, there's nothing anyone can really do to stop him.Įnter Ray ( Jason Bateman), an idealistic marketing executive whose life Hancock saves. While he does catch criminals, the city's patience with him has completely run out - his heroics often resemble drunken rampages more than anything, frequently inflicting massive property damage and causing endless inconveniences. Set in Los Angeles, the film follows the titular Hancock ( Will Smith), a homeless, alcoholic jerkass who happens to be an invincible Flying Brick. It serves as a Deconstructive Parody of the superhero genre, following a superpowered individual who very much doesn't fit the standard heroic archetype. Hancock is a 2008 film directed by Peter Berg.

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