like those B-movies, "Hammer" lacks a big-name star. But it more than makes up for it by providing a rare leading-man opportunity for veteran character actor Will Patton, who delivers a superb, riveting turn
an effective if overloaded crime drama; Writer-director Christian Sparkes' second feature plays it straight, narrowly evading viewer disbelief via strong principal performances and sufficiently urgent execution
all-told, "Hammer" is a smart, resonant, and hard-hitting film. The title seems to refer not to anything physical, but to the bruising force of the emotions that it wields
by Nick Rocco Scalia [Film Threat ]
by Julian Roman [MovieWeb ]
