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  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • MPI Media Group
  • 1 h 25 m
  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • MPI Media Group
  • 1 h 25 m

Summary A Bag of Hammers revolves around the friendship of two charming grifters, Ben and Alan. Ben and Alan have built a successful though larcenous business, posing as car valets, only to steal the vehicles instead of parking them. Because of their less-than-ideal childhoods and a "job" that allows them to remain likeable boyish rogues well in...

Directed By: Brian Crano

Written By: Jake Sandvig, Brian Crano

  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • MPI Media Group
  • 1 h 25 m
  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • MPI Media Group
  • 1 h 25 m

A Bag of Hammers

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 11 Critic Reviews
50
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings
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Summary A Bag of Hammers revolves around the friendship of two charming grifters, Ben and Alan. Ben and Alan have built a successful though larcenous business, posing as car valets, only to steal the vehicles instead of parking them. Because of their less-than-ideal childhoods and a "job" that allows them to remain likeable boyish rogues well in...

Directed By: Brian Crano

Written By: Jake Sandvig, Brian Crano

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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27% Positive
3 Reviews
55% Mixed
6 Reviews
18% Negative
2 Reviews

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 11 Critic Reviews
50
27% Positive
3 Reviews
55% Mixed
6 Reviews
18% Negative
2 Reviews

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70
May 8, 2012
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.
By Joe Leydon FULL REVIEW
65
May 10, 2012
It's a film that should be appallingly twee, but more often than not is actually scruffy and sweet, thanks to a nicely underplayed turn by Chandler Canterbury as the kid, Kelsey, and the chemistry between Jason Ritter and Jake Sandvig as hipster grifters Ben and Alan.
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60
May 10, 2012
Woven amid the glib one-liners and contrived scenarios is an unexpected, and undeniably touching, sense of heart.
By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW
50
May 11, 2012
Rebecca Hall is wasted as Sandvig's sister and the film's voice of reason.
By Lou Lumenick FULL REVIEW
50
May 8, 2012
A dicey blend that generates viewer goodwill but can't make its conflicting vibes gel, A Bag of Hammers will play best with the most soft-hearted viewers provided they don't mind rooting for unrepentant felons.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW
50
May 8, 2012
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.
By Andrew Schenker FULL REVIEW
20
May 8, 2012
The real scam was the filmmakers tricking Rebecca Hall (and a cameoing Amanda Seyfried) into participating in this blunt instrument of an indie.
By Nick Schager FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings
6.8
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17% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings
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17% Mixed
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Release Date May 11, 2012
Duration 1 h 25 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Tagline A con is easy. Family is hard.
Website http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Bag-of-Hammers/193018020725242
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Awards

Casting Society of America, USA
• 1 Nomination
Young Artist Awards
• 1 Nomination
SXSW Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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