The Drop

9/12/20141h 46m

Theatrical Release (US)

Overview:

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.

Director:

Michaël R. Roskam

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$12,600,000.00

Revenue:

$19,054,534.00

Key words:

robbery
hitman
winter
blackmail
crime boss
bartender
mobster
organized crime
pitbull
church
catholic
brooklyn, new york city
ex-con
psychotic
taunting
questioning
super bowl
unassuming
satirical
reflective
abandoned puppy
vindictive
wistful
sentimental
witty
whimsical
sarcastic
sympathetic
tragic
vibrant

Cast

Tom Hardy

~ as ~

Bob

Noomi Rapace

~ as ~

Nadia

James Gandolfini

~ as ~

Cousin Marv

Matthias Schoenaerts

~ as ~

Eric Deeds

John Ortiz

~ as ~

Detective Torres

Ann Dowd

~ as ~

Dottie

Michael Aronov

~ as ~

Chovka

James Frecheville

~ as ~

Fitz

Elizabeth Rodriguez

~ as ~

Detective Romsey

Tobias Segal

~ as ~

Briele

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Reviews (2)

John Chard
Written 8 year(s) ago
7
Are you doing something desperate? Something we can't clean up this time?

The Drop is directed by Michael R. Roskam and written by Dennis Lehane, who adapts from his own short story titled Animal Rescue. It stars Tom Hardy, James Gandolfini, Noomi Rapace and Matthias Schoenaerts. Music is by Marco Beltrami and cinematography by Nicolas Karakatsanis.

Brooklyn barman Bob Saginowski (Hardy) spies an opportunity for a better life - but only if he can escape family ties, the crime that surrounds him and a dark past

It's arguably a tricky film to recommend with confidence given that it doesn't sit still in crime genre company. This is very much a character based story about a small handful of people affected by crime, where they are chained to events occurring by way of law breaking. Roskam is in no hurry what so ever to spin his picture's literary worth, very much favouring a slow burn - even low key - approach. He deftly develops atmosphere whilst simultaneously ensuring we the viewers are very much a part of the setting and situations - something Lehane does so brilliantly in his novels. By the time the pic plays its hand, what appeared at first to be needless complexities, are valid and close the piece down with some considerable success. 7.5/10
CinemaSerf
Written 3 year(s) ago
7
"Bob" (Tom Hardy) and his cousin "Marv" (James Gandolfini) run a bar that is regularly used for the anonymous drop - money paid to their Chechen landlords - and all goes fine until it is robbed. They are tasked with retrieving the money and are soon immersed in a cycle of gangland betrayal and deception that isn't helped by a police investigation into another murder, and the curious "Eric Deeds" (Matthias Schoenaerts) whose dog "Bob" has rescued from maltreatment. Nobody knows who to trust and director Michaël Roskam manages to use the talent at his disposal, alongside some effective lighting and a careful build up of the pace to help this better-than-average thriller work up to it's clever conclusion. Noomi Rapace ("Nadia") features only sparingly, and Hardy's accent maybe isn't the best - but the complexities of the plot as well as a reasonable attempt to develop the characterisations into people we cared a little about do help this stand out. Hardy shows us that he has the ability to deliver a slightly more multi-dimensional persona and this is a good watch with quite a quirky ending.