Tom Hardy and Noomi Rapace are my two favorite actors. I truly think they're both brilliant. But this movie...ugh. The script was WEAK to say the least and I cannot believe I'm saying this but Hardy's performance was... not the best here. Ugh I feel sick even writing this. Honestly I thought his character was mentally handicapped, but at no point was I led to believe that was the point. I loveee Noomi Rapace but I could not for the life of me figure out what the point of her character even was???? Why was she there? Why does she even matter? I don't mind a slow burn of a movie as long as it's reallyyyy going somewhere... this wasn't... at all. Gandolfini plays a complete idiot who decides to try and dupe these eastern european thugs bc???? he used to be the man and now he's not. Honestly when after I asked "what is going on?" then I said "who cares"??? The cop....WHY WAS HE EVEN THERE????? what did that character really even contribute to the story? I was checking the time so often throughout this movie it was upsetting. It's an 1:46...felt like an eternity. weak weak weak script. oh god and the cinematography... good god. That blurred POV, slow reveal crap was GOD AWFUL! An incredible cast had no idea what to do with this mess. I gave it 4 only because of Hardy, Rapace and Gandolfini and my deep admiration for all of them.

Bob (Tom Hardy) tends bar for his cousin Marv (James Gandolfini). He is slow to speak and appears to be a bit of a dim wit. This isn't just any Brooklyn bar, but a drop bar for Chechnya mobsters. Money made at night from drugs, gambling and prostitution get dropped off at a random bar, sometimes this bar. One night the bar gets robbed, which happened to be a drop night. This leads to a plot that twists and gets deep, with clues and a puppy thrown in. Swedish born Noomi Rapace seemed right at home with a Brooklyn accent.The film is a low action crime drama and a mystery that you didn't know was a mystery.Good performances to create drab characters. Not a film for those who like a lot of action with larger than life characters making instant catch phrases.Parental Guide: F-bomb. No sex or nudity.

My wife and I watched this at home on DVD from our public library.Once the story starts to develop the viewer realizes it is about Bob, a bartender, played authentically by British actor Tom Hardy. He works in his cousin's bar in Brooklyn, James Gandolfini as Cousin Marv, his last movie role before he died suddenly a few years ago.Bob is a bit uncomfortable as Marv isn't a straight, upstanding businessman. His bar is one of the places used as cash drops for a variety of illegal activities. Bob does his job knowing fully what is going on.But Marv is greedy and gets in with a few shady characters to rob a few thousand from his own bar. The problem is he and everyone underestimate Bob, a guy who has a very soft heart and rescues a puppy that was beaten and thrown into a garbage can. Who can't take a woman or child being mistreated. But also can take being threatened by petty crooks.A good addition to the cast is Swedish actress Noomi Rapace as Brooklyner Nadia, yes named for the gymnast who scored perfect 10s all those years ago. Lots of cursing and violence in spots but it is a really good character study of Bob and how he chooses to navigate through his life.

I just started writing reviews but I can say this is a good flick definitely worth a gander trust me I have seen some poor flix and this is a good one.I like how Tom Hardy plays his role. I have come to Like Tom Hardy was not a huge fan at first I must say but he has won me over he belongs in Hollywood he can act with the best of them he played in one movie I forgot but i really liked him he played the bad brother