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A Bag of Hammers
2011 85m Not Rated
Drama
,
Comedy
6.6
62%
66%
58%
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Ben and Alan, two misfit best friends incapable of growing up, find direction for their lives by taking in an abandoned child and creating the family they've always needed.
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Directed By
Brian Crano
Written By
Jake Sandvig
,
Brian Crano
Studio
Focus Features
Cast of A Bag of Hammers
Jason Ritter
Ben Dwellman
Jake Sandvig
Alan Manilow
Chandler Canterbury
Kelsey Patterson
Rebecca Hall
Melanie 'Mel' Manilow
Todd Louiso
Marty
Gabriel Macht
Wyatt
Sally Kirkland
Older Jewish Lady
Elmarie Wendel
The Mark
Carrie Preston
Lynette
Johnny Simmons
Kelsey Patterson (Age 18)
Amanda Seyfried
Amanda (uncredited)
A Bag of Hammers Reviews
New York Times
Andy Webster
Mr. Canterbury's character is a Hollywood child archetype: wan and withdrawn, all monosyllables and needy stares.
AV Club
Scott Tobias
It's a struggle all the way for A Bag Of Hammers, though its irony-crusted heart is in the right place.
Los Angeles Times
Robert Abele
It's too little, too late for Crano's Wes Anderson-inflected innocence-disrupted project...
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
Brian Crano's very slight debut of a comedy.
New York Daily News
Elizabeth Weitzman
Woven amid the glib one-liners and contrived scenarios is an unexpected, and undeniably touching, sense of heart.
Movieline
Alison Willmore
It's hard to say whether A Bag of Hammers is deliberately stylized or simply so lo-fi it inadvertently comes across that way, but the simplicity of its elements works.
Movie Metropolis
James Plath
Like so many indie flicks, logic takes a back seat while quirkiness takes a Mr. Toad wild ride through the city.
Slant Magazine
Andrew Schenker
Suffers from both an odd, ineffective structure and a low-key tone that jars uncomfortably with the subject matter and makes the film's stakes seem unnecessary low.
Cinema Signals
Jules Brenner
It's not difficult to project that Crano's charming anti-heros, in later life, will be swindling vulnerable little old ladies out of their homes and nest eggs.
EricDSnider.com
Eric D. Snider
Happy, uncynical, and heartfelt, so gosh-darned likable that any flaws in its methods are easily overlooked.
Paste Magazine
Maryann Koopman Kelly
Well shot and well acted.
Compuserve
Harvey S. Karten
Well-meaning but innocuous.
TheIndependentCritic.com
Richard Propes
The film's real gift, despite her supporting role, is the presence of longtime Crano friend Rebecca Hall.
Observer
Rex Reed
Most of it seems baffled and unclear. Some nice ideas floating around in here, but A Bag of Hammers is one of the few movies I can remember that appears to be composed mainly of outtakes.
Village Voice
Michelle Orange
A few striking performances-Ritter, Preston, and Canterbury are especially great-smooth out what might have been a much bumpier ride.
Variety
Joe Leydon
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.
Hollywood Jesus
Ed Travis
The film is ultimately very life affirming and hopeful.
Easy Reader (California)
Neely Swanson
Rarely overly sentimental and definitely humorous, this is a skewed journey into adulthood that is worth taking.
Hollywood & Fine
Marshall Fine
May start out sounding like a goofy buddy comedy, but stick with it - and it will surprise you. In a good way.
eFilmCritic.com
Erik Childress
Brian Crano's A Bag of Hammers turns out to be that rare tale that surprises in its maturity while never losing the reality of leopards trying to change their spots.
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