The Drop

— A tight script (written by the author of “Mystic River” and “Gone Baby Gone”) and low-key acting (Tom Hardy, James Gandolfini, Noomi Repace) make this gritty crime drama worthwhile. Most of the characters are familiar, as it the working class bar and neighborhood, but there’s something mesmerizing about the gentling unfolding, subtle story of violence lurking just under the surface. With slim pickings in theaters for the past three months, a good DVD was refreshing.

---

[2014. 106 min. Directed by Michael R. Roskam. Starring Tom Hardy, Noomi Repace, and James Gandolfini.]
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/11077752/The-Drop-review-James-Gandolfini-and-Tom-Hardy-are-superb.html