How Heavy This Hammer
| Release Date: February 17, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
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Mixed or average reviews based on 4 Critic Reviews
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2
Mixed:
0
Negative:
2
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88
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzFeb 16, 2017
Radwanski creates a visceral, impossible-to-ignore document of one man’s fraught reality. It is creative, bold and even dangerous filmmaking. Read full review
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The Film StageEthan VestbyFeb 16, 2017
Though following this man as he wheezes, snoozes, and snacks on fatty foods, we don’t feel sympathy for him, and we don’t even get the self-satisfied feeling of laughing at him, but we do, at least to some degree, get the impression of some sort of understanding. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeFeb 16, 2017
Van Cotthem's performance is wholly convincing, which might not be something to brag about, and the film flatlines right along with him. Read full review
20
The New York TimesGlenn KennyFeb 16, 2017
Whatever investigation it’s attempting, the movie is leaden in its pacing — the first 15 minutes feel like an hour — and its constricted shooting style, practically all hand-held almost close-ups, is transparent in its contrivance of realism. Read full review
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