‘Cousin Marv’s’ is a Brooklyn bar run and formerly owned by Marv (James Gandolfini) and his cousin Bob (Tom Hardy). The Chechen mob has taken it over for their own devices, often using 
it as a drop – the designated spot where the city’s dirty money will be stored over the course of an evening.
One night the bar is robbed, and now we’re in trouble. Well, they’re in trouble and we’re vicariously in trouble. In a way, this is just another mob movie. Not nice people doing not nice things to other not so nice people. No heroes, no sympathy. But this one kind of rose above for me because Gandolfini and Hardy are both so damned good in it. It’s slow, moody, dark. And to be honest, they probably had me at ‘Tom Hardy with a puppy.”
ASSHOLES WATCHING MOVIES 
With a puppy? I’m there.
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I had this in my hand at the library yesterday, but I went with ‘The Homesman” instead. Kind of weird they’ve both made it on your blog recently. I think we’re all due for a cheerier film.
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I thought this was a very good movie both Hardy and Gandolfini were very good. I’m a big Sopranos fan so I got a little emotional watching Gandolfini in his last performance. Nice Review.
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I watched the trailer for this the other night. Can’t mind why exactly. Definitely interested in this one.
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I would have passed by this movie, but that puppy is calling to me 🙂
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I was stunned when I saw this in the cinema, not sure why but it left a lasting impression and I still recommend it to people
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I really enjoyed this one. I loved the chemistry between Hardy and Rapace, as well as between Hardy and Gandolfini.
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I read the book last year … it wasn’t too bad.
http://www.teenaintoronto.com/2014/11/book-drop-2014-dennis-lehane.html
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I don’t usually read much in the genre, but do make an exception for Lehane.
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Nice quick fast forward review there.
For me, The Drop was a hidden gem. Nothing earth shattering, but very solid character movie. Noomi Rapace and Hardy share a subtle but powerful relationship. The dog was the perfect excuse for connection.
Geeze, I’m making this sound like a romance, when this flick is actually gritty and intense. Tension boils under the surface until it erupts in the climax.
Thanks for shining a light on this underrated indie.
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Ha, now that you mention it, I’d like to see this script in the hands of a romcom director, just to see how it would turn out!
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Hahaha
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Just watched this last night after your recommendation, I loved it, (especially the dog). The acting was brilliant.
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