movie review - The Drop
the journal of Michael Werneburg
twenty-eight years and a million words
Toronto, 2018.08.15
This is a movie in which a bartender is dragged into the underworld of crime. The story progresses on a particular crime that's been committed, but the subtext is a separate crime that's long buried and only hinted by the thugs who frequent the place. I liked the vibe of the thing and the remarkable way that the characters - who all seem trapped in their positions in life - start to react when a single thread is pulled in the loose bindings that hold their world together.
Recommended. For a simple story that'll stick with you for a couple of days.