The Drop

Tom Hardy, James Gandolfini

Mob-connected guys run a sleazy bar in Brooklyn which is robbed once and may be again. Oh and there's a girl/dog subplot too. Written by Dennis Lahane.

Entire film rests on TH and he carries it easily - this time with an underplayed performance. He's the kind of guy everyone overlooks, fades into the wallpaper until...

Even though this dealt with scuzzy people doing scuzzy things to each other I found it engaging - it held me all the way.

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