A Bag of Hammers 2011

Andy Webster, New York Times: Mr. Canterbury's character is a Hollywood child archetype: wan and withdrawn, all monosyllables and needy stares. Read more

Scott Tobias, AV Club: It's a struggle all the way for A Bag Of Hammers, though its irony-crusted heart is in the right place. Read more

Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: It's too little, too late for Crano's Wes Anderson-inflected innocence-disrupted project... Read more

Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: Woven amid the glib one-liners and contrived scenarios is an unexpected, and undeniably touching, sense of heart. Read more

Lou Lumenick, New York Post: Brian Crano's very slight debut of a comedy. Read more

Rex Reed, New York Observer: 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. Read more

Nick Schager, Time Out: The real scam was the filmmakers tricking Rebecca Hall (and a cameoing Amanda Seyfried) into participating in this blunt instrument of an indie. Read more

Joe Leydon, Variety: 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. Read more

Michelle Orange, Village Voice: A few striking performances-Ritter, Preston, and Canterbury are especially great-smooth out what might have been a much bumpier ride. Read more