The Drop 2014

     This film is based on a screenplay from Dennis Lehane.  Bob Saginowski works at a bar with his cousin Marv as his boss.  Marv used to own the bar but now the owners are Chechen mobsters.  A lot of people don’t know that this bar is a money drop.  Money from gambling is delivered to the bar and 'dropped' into a safe with an automatic time lock.  One night after closing, two men with hoodies and masks rob the bar of the gross for that evening.  Within a short amount of time, the Chechen mobsters are at the bar and they want to know what is being done to get their money back.  Bob finds a puppy on the way home from work one night and he meets Nadia.  She helps him buy what he needs for Rocco and they become friends.

     This is a tough movie and Bob is a lot tougher than he seems.  Marv is not happy with anything in his life and he may be making a lot of things worse for himself because of his choices.  3 ½* (I liked this movie)

106 min, crime directed by Michael R. Roskam with Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, James Gandolfini, Matthias Schoenaerts, John Ortiz, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Micahel Aronov, Morgan Spector, Michael Esper, Ross Bickell.

 

Note:  Imdb 7.1 out of 10, 89% critic 78% audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Netflix 1 ¾* out of 5*.

Special Note:  The last role for James Gandolfini was Jack Stone in a completed but not shown TV Series Pilot.  This role as Cousin Marv was his last film role.  He passed away June 19, 2013 at age 51.