What the Flick?! — The Drop

Based on a Dennis Lehane short story (and Lehane himself wrote the script), this is a totally solid crime drama which may seem a little familiar with its low-life figures and working-class setting. But it’s so well-made, well-cast and well-acted that not only will you not mind, you’ll be thoroughly engrossed. Tom Hardy is terrific as a quiet bartender with some secrets, and James Gandolfini enjoys a choice supporting role in the last performance before his death.