Lee Daniel’s Harlem drama “Push” — which won both the grand jury prize in the dramatic competition and the audience award — handily topped a survey of critics at Sundance conducted by IndieWire with 62 points versus 55 for the bromantic comedy “Humpday.” Mo’Nique, who won the jury’s acting award, was cited by the critics for best performance in “Push” over Tom Hardy (“Bronson”) 40 points to 22 points. IndieWire also asked the critics about the worst film they saw, and the big loser was Gregor Jordan’s “The Informers” with Billy Bob Thornton and Mickey Rourke, which garned 13 points and was closely followed by “Once More With Feelings,” “Brief Interviews With Hideous Men,” “Manure,” “The Greatest” and “Paper Heart.” Of course, it’s impossible to see everything at Sundance, even if you watch six or seven movies a day, as some die-hard bloggers did. As it happens, I saw most of the dolphin slaughter doc “The Cove” (named best doc by the critics) and “Bronson” at pre-fest screenings in New York, though I had to leave both of them early because of other obligations. I will say that Tom Hardy of “Bronson,” who I’ve never seen before, is an arresting presence as the U.K.’s most violent prisoner in this fact-based, highly theatrical flick. He reminded me of Eric Bana‘s breakthrough performance in the not dissimilar Aussie film “Chopper.”

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