So I saw 'Hancock'

On HBO. I meant to see it on the big screen when it was doing the rounds in movie houses here, but somehow I never got to it.

I always thought Hancock (2008) to be a comedy, or a movie about a comical action hero. After all, it stars Will Smith as the titular, burnt out, bottle tipping superhero. The movie's first third indeed starts out as per expectations as PR man Ray Embrey (Jason Bateman) sets out to change the public's opinion of Hancock, who is generally seen as an asshole, under the wary eyes of his too-hot-to-be-true wife Mary Embrey (Charlize Theron), who hates to see hubby getting hurt. But then the movie sidetracks and becomes less of a comedy than a drama. Funny man Smith becomes melancholy reincarnate Smith.

Darn sidetracking.

(Running time: 92 minutes)

So I saw 'The Grudge 3'

And it's an incoherent mess that should've gone straight to VCD or even not been made in the first place.

(Running time: 90 minutes)

So I saw 'The Final Destination' (not in 3D)

You know how it goes in the Final Destination series. In this fourth instalment, the Grim Reaper messes up again and has to find ever more creative ways to fix things and keep to schedule. Along the way he proves to have a sense of humour too, as shown in one sketch involving a racist redneck, a tow truck, a wooden cross, gasoline, and the song Why Can't We Be Friends. The movie runs a bit too short though at 82 minutes.

(Running time: 82 minutes)