A Bag of Hammers
MPI Media Group | Release Date: May 11, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
50
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
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3
Mixed:
6
Negative:
2
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70
VarietyJoe LeydonMay 8, 2012
First-time feature helmer Brian Crano maneuvers some tricky tonal shifts with impressive ease in A Bag of Hammers, a droll, quirky comedy with a pleasant amount of heart. Read full review
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The A.V. ClubScott TobiasMay 9, 2012
The film has an earnest quality that asserts itself more and more as it sputters along, and the men reveal more personal reasons to insert themselves into the boy's life. It's a good lesson for other films of its ilk: Leaving the world of indie disaffection is an important first step on the road to greatness. Read full review
65
MovielineAlison WillmoreMay 10, 2012
It's a film that should be appallingly twee, but more often than not is actually scruffy and sweet, thanks to a nicely underplayed turn by Chandler Canterbury as the kid, Kelsey, and the chemistry between Jason Ritter and Jake Sandvig as hipster grifters Ben and Alan. Read full review
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