A Bag of Hammers

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A Bag of Hammers

Released May 11, 2012

1h 25m

Comedy

Drama

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A pair of aimless scam artists (Jason Ritter, Jake Sandvig) in Los Angeles learn about responsibility when a neighbor's abandoned boy (Chandler Canterbury) enters their lives.

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

It's too little, too late for Crano's Wes Anderson-inflected innocence-disrupted project...

Rated: 1.5/5

May 17, 2012

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Lou Lumenick

New York Post

Brian Crano's very slight debut of a comedy.

Rated: 2/4

May 11, 2012

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Andy Webster

New York Times

Mr. Canterbury's character is a Hollywood child archetype: wan and withdrawn, all monosyllables and needy stares.

Rated: 1.5/5

May 10, 2012

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

The film's real gift, despite her supporting role, is the presence of longtime Crano friend Rebecca Hall.

Rated: 3.5/4.0

Sep 2, 2020

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Ed Travis

Hollywood Jesus

The film is ultimately very life affirming and hopeful.

Apr 2, 2020

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Neely Swanson

Easy Reader (California)

Rarely overly sentimental and definitely humorous, this is a skewed journey into adulthood that is worth taking.

Sep 18, 2017

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Surprised by the steady build up of two young men who discover their own deep wells of humanity and compassion to a child in desperate need. Excellent!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Filled with witty one-liners and heart felt moments between best friends, A Bag of Hammers clumsily illustrates the reality of a life of in-opportunity. The characters succeed in confusing our sympathies and creating deep rooted emotion. Must watch!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Audience Member

This was a sweet story with a quirky and fun cast.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Audience Member

It tries so very hard to please that it ends up tripping itself up from beginning to end.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Audience Member

Bag of Hammers had a lot of heart and was a touching tale of 2 guys taking in an orphan neighbor boy as their own. The film started out a straight comedy, with the main characters being con-men and seeing the crazy things they do to earn money. Shortly after the comedy faded away and their relationship with the a neglected boy took off. It was interesting at times, a little unrealistic at others and I was sad the laughs went away because the leads were so goofy and funny. The film tried really hard to be super emotional and it hit on some parts but failed with others. Toward the end they tried to speed up the plot and jump into the future but it lacked any depth and was a weak way to end the film. I did enjoy most of this one, but it would have been better if the comedy parts were more spread out and not just at the beginning.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Worst collapse of a film ever. Some funny scenes though.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Synopsis

A pair of aimless scam artists (Jason Ritter, Jake Sandvig) in Los Angeles learn about responsibility when a neighbor's abandoned boy (Chandler Canterbury) enters their lives.

Director: Brian Crano
Producer: Peter Friedlander, Lucy Barzun Donnelly, Jennifer Barrons
Screenwriter: Brian Crano, Jake Sandvig
Distributor: MPI Media Group
Production Co: MPI
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 11, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 17, 2012
Runtime: 1h 25m

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