Film: Hammer
Stars: Mark O'Brien, Will Patton, Lara Jean Chorostecki
Director: Christian Sparkes
Rating: ***
Reviewer: George Sylex
Overview - Hammer is designed to be an exceptional crime thriller competently joined with a convincing family dramatization. The mistake a parent feels in their son's poor decisions is estimated against unequivocal love. Hammer handles overwhelming topics in its generally short runtime.
At the point, when a drug bargain goes amiss after one side of the group endeavors to loot the other of their cash, shots are fired, and as youthful Chris (Mark O'Brien) escapes the scene with the cash and assistant Lori (Dayle McLeod) close behind, they discover that Lori has a lethal gunfire wound. Subsequent to conceal the cash and Lori seeping out in a cornfield, Chris quickly drives off, just to be seen and followed by his dad. Adams (Ben Cotton), the person that Chris had ripped off, however, irately endeavors to seek retribution on Chris, regardless of being injured himself. Chris' dad, Stephen (Will Patton) consents to enable his child to escape the chaos, Yet, the two get entangled in a bleeding journey to avoid Adams, snatch the cash and discover Lori's body, in any condition.
Hammer is basically about family, and the attributes you acquire from your folks, regardless of whether positive or negative. After Chris' family gotten some answers concerning his association inside the drug exchange, his mom and father removed themselves from their child. In spite of this, after Stephen consents to help illuminate his child's present affair, He begins to show his clouded side, exuding forceful attributes, scrutinizing his past, and guessing whether he had legitimately impacted his child to turn out the manner in which he did. This thusly makes the crowd question his past and how he may have affected his son's childhood.
Hammer is a short length movie, however, it dawdles getting to the kind of end you see originating from a mile away. Sparkes is definitely not an inconspicuous movie maker, which is a disgrace, thinking about the exceptionally pleasant tribute toward the end. Everything that occurs here is an occasion made for true to life show. It never feels genuine, and that is the place the force would dwell. Patton's exhibition rises above that, however, he can't do only it. Sparkes either expected to up the authenticity, the thriller angle or stretch out the running chance to give us all the more a story. The way things are, everything feels both excessively senseless and too slight to even think about working.
Directed by Christian Sparkes, Hammer twists and stretches its account limits to fit into the tight imperatives of a crime film. Accordingly, basically every character is demonstrated to be unpalatable, tricky, and offensive, and not so much anybody you would ordinarily decide to invest any energy with, spending a quality moment or two, or whatever. He consistently carries a lot of credibility to his execution, continually practicing a decent arrangement of restriction, while proposing fuming threat varying.
Throughout the decade's Will Patton has conveyed exceptional supporting exhibitions close by with top A-listers from the industry. Hammer offers him the potential for success to have at the center of attention and convey a lifelong best turn. His work as the edgy dad who will help his child at any expense is magnificently layered, it's not flashy work — it's genuine. The remainder of Hammer's cast also accomplishes great work. Mark O'Brien functions admirably with Patton as his offended layabout child and his franticness is substantial. Another amazing presentation comes Vickie Papavs as Chris' mom and Stephen's wife. On a superficial level apparently she has little to do, however, her tranquil apathy helps stay the film, with the goal that the sensational activity never floats excessively far from its passionate center. Ben Cotton's chance as the antagonist of the piece is a little one-note and a couple of his plot contraptions give the film a few wobbles every so often.
Final Word - Hammer nails it in with a dramatic story, exciting leads, and an intriguing discussion around a point scarcely any jump into. The screenplay might be somewhat over-burden with the episode, yet, the solid exhibitions and execution keep Hammer's eighty minutes hung tight.
Watchable!
