A Bag of Hammers is like the funny guy at parties. He’s not perfect, maybe a bit of a lush and flabby around the middle, but you love having him around.
The feature debut from Director Brian Crano follows two cheeky criminals as they steal cars from funeral goers. Ben (Jason Ritter, NBC’s Parenthood) and Alan (Jake Sandvig Easy A) are best friends with a mysteriously dark past, yet they are harmless felons who share the wit and maturity of teenagers.
When an out-of-town woman and her son rent the house next door, a change begins in the carefree dynamic that inhabits their lives. The young men find themselves quickly drawn into a wholly different sense of morality as it becomes clear that the 12-year-old boy, Kelsey (Chandler Canterbury, After.Life, Knowing), is being badly neglected by his high-strung mother, Lynette (played by The Good Wife’s Carrie Preston).
Alan’s sister, Mel (Rebecca Hall, The Awakening), is the first one to raise suspicion when she catches a glimpse of Kelsey’s kitchen, which is dark, dirty and devoid of any food or familial warmth. She is adamant that Alan and Ben should notify the authorities. The friends try not to be concerned and shrug it off as “none of our business.” It is not long, however, before Kelsey becomes their business, and they have to become role models overnight.
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