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A Bag of Hammers

Play trailer Poster for A Bag of Hammers Released May 11, 2012 1h 25m Comedy Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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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 Full Review Lou Lumenick New York Post Brian Crano's very slight debut of a comedy. Rated: 2/4 May 11, 2012 Full Review 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 Canterbury's character is a Hollywood child archetype: wan and withdrawn, all monosyllables and needy stares.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 Full Review 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 Full Review Ed Travis Hollywood Jesus The film is ultimately very life affirming and hopeful. Apr 2, 2020 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member 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 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review Audience Member This was a sweet story with a quirky and fun cast. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Audience Member Worst collapse of a film ever. Some funny scenes though. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

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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