Bob Saginowski finds himself at the center of a robbery gone awry and entwined in an investigation that digs deep into the neighborhood's past where friends, families, and foes all work together to make a living - no matter the cost (www.imdb.com).
Director: Michael R. Roskam
Starring: Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, James Gandolfini, Matthias Schoenaerts
The Drop dapples in genres. Urban drama, psychological thriller, romance, gangster. Tom Hardy's at the helm, running a pub with his older cousin Marv (Gandolfini), one owned by Russians who use it to 'drop' dirty money on select days. Dealing with the fallout of a robbery to his pub is only half his trouble. Bob (Hardy) comes by an abandoned dog in the garden of a stranger's house. He bonds with both puppy and newcomer (Noomi Rapace), but a loose-cannon ex (Schoenaerts) accompanies them, threatening Bob regularly. Hardy's on fine form, playing a hard to judge simpleton with a sporadic nature and a heart of gold. Schoenearts' intimidation is powerful, like a life threatening rash that won't go away. Gandolfini and Rapace are completely outperformed. A shame for the former as it was his last role before sadly passing away. The Drop's twists are foreseeable but the performances of Hardy and Schoenaerts.... and the puppy, make up for it.
4/5
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