TheMovieVlog Review of The Drop

The Drop (2014)

It was a dramatic thriller that really made you think and kept you guessing.

[7/10 · 11 September 2014]

I think the biggest hurdle that I faced going into this movie was my own expectations. Don't get me wrong, there is something very slow, grimy, and nearly tangible about the film. There is even something very artistic in how it is all presented and how the story is told. I just expected a faster pace and hoped for a memorable performance from James Gandolfini in his final role. If he knew it would be his last film, I think he would've tried to do more than show us how Tony Soprano would've ended up had he been run into bankruptcy and lost all of his connections in the mob world. Tom Hardy and Noomi Rapace stole the show however. In their characters, there is something very simple about both who they are and what they are working through, and it shows even when there are no words. Both actors held their own, and kept this movie from sinking under the cloud of depression that it is shrouded in.