“Hancock”, which stars the so-called “King of Summer Movies” — Will Smith, and the beautiful Charlize Theron caught my attention, but not quite. It seemed such a promising movie when I first saw the posters and the trailer. Eager to see what this movie offers, I marked my calendar (mental note) that I will watch this. This morning, I got the chance to see it as early as 11am. To my surprise, I didn’t like it as much as I expected. And it’s not even because of earlier reviews since I’ve even avoided reading any reviews online or offline because I didn’t want to be affected by it. I didn’t want to enter the cinema having prejudice for “Hancock”. As it turns out, although some scenes must have been costly to produce, the plot was poorly written, lacking in “meat”. It’s as if whoever wrote that movie had many things in mind while writing that. The story is underdeveloped. The characters, no matter how good Will Smith and Charlize are as actors, seemed to be hard to digest. It just doesn’t sink in to you. And much as I want to write more about it, I’m just too frustrated to do so. The premise would have been a very good idea for a movie — a man of great strength, lost and having an identity crisis, craving for acceptance — tries to deal with his personal issues in order to serve the greater good. But it looked to me like a movie/script they had to rush just so it can make it to summer. I give it 2 stars. (in a scale of 1-5, with 5 being the highest).
4 responses to ““Hancock”: RJ’s Movie Review”
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I watched Hancock in the big screen as well because I get interested with the trailer. Honestly, there is nothing special about the movie. It is a little predictable. Do you agree?
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● About Me
I’m RJ Marmol — writer, musician, and independent creator based in Manila.
I write songs, essays, and books about the messy overlap between money, overwhelm, creativity, identity, and rebuilding. Much of my work circles around what happens when life stops feeling manageable — and how we try to think clearly, make decisions, and keep moving anyway.
I’m also the author of Rebuilding Under Debt: Thinking Clearly When Everything Is a Blur, a nonfiction book published under Steady Hand Press. The paperback edition is listed under my full publishing name, Cecilia Regina Aquino Blanquera.
On the music side, I release work as HeyRJ. On the writing side, this site is where I gather my books, essays, notes, and whatever I’m building next.
Music
HeyRJ is my sonic soul project. I create raw, minimalist-style and deeply personal music interpretations that feel like a late-night conversation with your truest self.
By blending lo-fi acoustic textures with poetic honesty, my work explores love, loss, grief, healing, and the quiet in-betweens of life. Each song is a letter — a journal entry — a gentle companion for when the world feels too loud or too quiet.
While my catalogue began with intimate cover renditions, my work is increasingly being shaped by original writing, drawing from years of poems, lived questions, and emotional survival.
“Stuck Home Syndrome” released on March 20, 2026 is my first original 20-track album written during a period when time felt compressed and days began to blur into each other. The songs came from sitting with thoughts that had nowhere else to go — unfiltered, repetitive, and sometimes uncomfortable. It’s a concept album that isn’t built around singles or polish. It’s closer to a continuous inner monologue, recorded with minimal production and very little ornamentation and meant to be listened to as one cohesive body of work. The goal wasn’t to resolve anything, only to document how it felt while it was happening.
On May 29, 2026 I released new original singles – “Rapturous”, “Uh Huh”, “Look At You”, “All That” and “Blew Print”. I continue to release both original and cover songs and intend to so for as long as I can so check back every once in a while — you might. just find something you’ll like.
For business inquiries relating to music, email me at: heyrjmusic[at]gmail[dot]com or my personal email at: rjmarmol[at]gmail[dot]com.
Books
Rebuilding Under Debt: Thinking Clearly When Everything Is a Blur
A nonfiction book about what debt does to the mind — and how to begin functioning again when financial stress has made everything feel blurred, urgent, and overwhelming.
Rather than treating debt only as a financial math problem, the book explores the emotional and cognitive realities of financial distress: shame, decision fatigue, avoidance, panic, relationship strain, and the difficulty of making sound decisions while mentally depleted.
Published under Steady Hand Press. It’s available worldwide in ebook and paperback formats on Amazon. Bookstores and libraries can also be order it wholesale via Ingram.
Contact
For book-related inquiries, media requests, bookstore questions, or discussion-group invitations, you can reach me through the contact page on this site or send me an email to rjmarmol[at]gmail[dot]com or hello[at]steadyhandpress.com
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