He burst on the mainstream scene with Inception and should have become a household name after his performance as Bane in The Dark Knight Rises. Granted, Hardy certainly hasn't come out of no where. As one actor takes his final bow, it's another actor who officially arrives. It's vintage Gandolfini and a perfect way to end a career that was cut way too short. Gandolfini plays Marv as a bitter, beaten down man. It's his bar in name only and he's relegated to serving drinks and cleaning up spills. Those "big guys" are the Chechen mob that have taken over Marv's bar. A guy that tried to get into the game, but couldn't really cut it when the big guys came into town.
Gandolfini plays Marv as a Tony Soprano that never was. In The Drop, Marv owns a local neighborhood bar that also happens to be a "drop bar", which means the bar essentially collects money from illegal betting and god knows what else and then delivers it to the local Chechen gang. The Drop is getting a lot of attention because of Gandolfini, who gives another memorable performance, but The Drop is much more than an opportunity to see one our generation's greatest actors one last time, it's one of the best films of the year.
Cousin Marv is played by James Gandolfini in his final role. Tom Hardy plays Bob, a quiet, reserved bartender at his cousin Marv's bar. "I just tend the bar," Bob Saginowski innocently states in this under- the-radar gem of a film.
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