The Drop

“The Belgian Roskam, making only his second feature film, and his first in English, displays remarkable assurance, with both the actors and the film’s very American setting. He creates an escalating sense of dread, tinged with Lehane’s brand of mordant humor.”

Chuck Wilson, Village Voice · 90

“Mr. Hardy's Brooklyn accent is not only flawless — a Londoner by birth, he's a vocal chameleon who played a Welshman in "Locke" — but tinged, I do believe, with a blithe, spot-on tribute to a blue-collar guy from another borough, Ernest Borgnine's immortal Marty. Here's a far-from-minor performance by a major star in the making.”

Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal · 90

“I found this dark odyssey through an amoral dream Brooklyn curiously invigorating; it’s a masterful construction that held me rapt from first shot to last, that builds intense electrical energy and then releases it.”

Andrew O'Hehir, Salon · 90

“The Drop is a simmering thriller from the writer who gave us “Mystic River” and “Gone, Baby Gone,” a tale heavy with the weight of violence we know is coming.”

Roger Moore, McClatchy-Tribune News Service · 88

“The Drop is filled with many such small, near-perfect moments where there’s so much more going on beyond the simple exchanges of dialogue.”

Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times · 88