I’m impressed by films that manage to immerse me through slow, careful pacing that allow scenes to build instead of dictating to me what I should feel. The Drop is one of those films. There’s always some sort of looming threat throughout in this money laundering crime drama. It’s made more impactful by the lead characters, given expert performances by Tom Hardy and the late James Gandolfini in his final feature role. Let’s jump right in.

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