MINI-REVIEW: The Drop

MOVIE
The Drop

CAST
Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace

RATING
R

RELEASE
September 12, 2014

DIRECTOR
Michaël R. Roskam

STUDIO
Fox Searchlight Pictures

RUNNING TIME
1 hour 46 minutes





STARS
***1/2








REVIEW:

It's hard to talk about this movie without mentioning the fact that this was the last movie actor James Gandolfini would ever be a part of before his untimely death last June.  The 51 year old actor gave a lot of great performances, most known for his work as Tony Sorprano on the beloved HBO show "The Sorpranos."  After his death, Gandolfini had two films left in the can: "Enough Said" and "The Drop."  "Enough Said" went on to obtain a lot of critical praise last year, as well as some awards buzz for Gandolfini and his co-star Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, while "The Drop" has come to theaters a year later.  "The Drop," along with the late actor, stars Tom Hardy and Noomi Rapace, and tells the story of how one robbery can change the lives of many people in more ways than one.

Not only are the performances, particularly from Hardy and Gandolfini, great, but the film as a whole is an engaging mob thriller that had me personally engaged and somewhat mesmerized at the same time.  While I did think that the villain was a little too over the top and the film dragged a couple of times, "The Drop" as a whole is a film that I personally would strongly recommend seeing.  Even if you're just seeing this to see Gandolfini's last movie, I have a feeling that you'll come out of it feeling overall satisfied that you got an entertaining thriller overall.  Not to mention, this movie does manage to give Gandolfini some grace and allows his film career to end on a high note.  If this film is playing near you, or if it's at a local Redbox sometime in the future, I would say to definitely check it out.





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