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Critic Reviews
Sep 2, 2022
Season 1 Review:
Directors Elli Hakami and Julian P. Hobbs are to be commended for handling this deeply troubling material in journalistically solid and sensitive fashion, as they weave together archival footage of the Hammer family; interviews with a number of Armie Hammer’s alleged victims, plus reporters and Armie’s aunt, Casey, and excerpts from audio and video recordings as well as text messages that provide evidence of Hammer’s extreme dark side.
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The GuardianSep 2, 2022
Season 1 Review:
The first episode’s key interviewee is Dallas entrepreneur Courtney Vucekovich. ... Vucekovich’s story seems absurdly naive in the retelling, but that’s her point. Her account appears courageous and valuable because it demonstrates how, if true, anyone could be vulnerable to coercion and abuse.
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Sep 2, 2022
Season 1 Review:
If you’re already aware of the accusations against Armie, I suggest skipping directly to episodes two and three because that’s where you’ll get to some of the more shocking anecdotes about other family members. But overall, House of Hammer is a fascinating, truth-is-stranger-than-fiction look at the way absolute power corrupts absolutely, and the way it can hurt people when no one calls it out for decades.
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Sep 2, 2022
Season 1 Review:
Directors Elli Hakami and Julian P. Hobbs adhere to Discovery’s true-crime house style, which tends toward lurid stylistic choices. ... The portions featuring Casey Hammer, who is in her early 60s, provide context that paints a picture of violence in the home growing up. ... What were things like inside the home in which Armie was raised? No one here is able to say.
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