Hey, A Bag of Hammers, Clerks called. It wants its black screens with pithy sayings back. But where Kevin Smith at least knew not to layer on the schlock too thick (he lost that ability sometime around Chasing Amy), the trailer for A Bag of Hammers takes a sharp turn toward the saccharine at about 0:52, which it suddenly becomes apparent that the action is about to get all 3 Men and a Baby and shit, except for instead of three men there's only two, and instead of a baby -- because we're watching an indie flick and everything -- there's a damaged kid who's never been loved all his life. Also, that kid has the same haircut as Jake Sandvig.
The trailer harbors few surprises after that, but it's probably worth watching at least until 1:42, when the nonsensical metaphor of the title gets nonsensically explained. Because a bag of hammers is what makes you, you know, a man. Or something.
