The title refers to bars used by the criminal underworld to move their cash around. It is not always the same bar, but the bar whose turn it is has the great responsibility to make sure that nothing bad happens to said money. The bar at the center of this film is called Cousin Marv's and it used to be owned by Marv (Gandolfini). It is now owned by some of the criminals who funnel money through its doors, I think. Anyway, Bob (Tom Hardy) is the bartender, he is quiet, unassuming, but seems to have a lot more going on under the surface.
One night, as the bar closes, they are robbed by a pair of robbers who may or may not know what they are getting themselves into. Bob may look like he should be acting like mob muscle, barely lifts a finger as they make off with the money. This is where things begin to boil a little in this simmering run of a movie.
All right, on one side you have the drama surrounding the stolen money and on the other is Bob and his dog, Rocco. Somehow, these threads manage to find their way together to give us a somewhat exciting third act as secrets are revealed and people are forced to do things they may not have otherwise.
I find The Drop to be a little difficult to describe. It may ultimately be a standard crime potboiler, but it is approached in a slightly different fashion. You have Bob and the dog, Marv and his reluctance to seemingly do much of anything, the mystery of love interest Nadia, the detective sniffing around, and whatever secrets Bob holds.
It is a pretty neat trick. That illusion of depth does elevate the feature somewhat. I admit, Tom Hardy's seemingly slow witted performance here is rather mesmerizing. The guy is a really good actor and I could see him growing into Charles Bronson type roles. The quiet tough guy with a fire burning behind the eyes. Gandolfini also turns in a good performance. I admit to never really being a Soprano's guy, but he is a good actor and his shadow falls across a lot of the story here, exerting a presence that a lesser actor would not come close to. Then there is Noomi Rapace, an actress I really like, and while she is all right here, she does not really have a lot to do until she is relegated to damsel in distress.
Overall, The Drop
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