This is a little gem of a movie I stumbled upon with little information about it except the name Dennis Lehane. I can tell you that alone makes this movie worth checking out.
I have come to an understanding over the years that if a movie is either written by Dennis Lehane or based on a book by him - I had better check out that movie. It is bound to be good. This movie has a double whammy of Lehane - it's based on a short story by him and adapted to screen by him. It's 90 minutes of good story telling, great characters, very good direction, and some great acting by Tom Hardy. This is an underrated movie not talked about by a lot people. It doesn't try to reinvent the wheel but what it does best is just use simple storytelling to tell a simple story. It's not hard to get caught up with the action and storytelling going on nor to get fully involved in the characters.
Lehane has become a master at the gritty, crime scene that slowly boils under a city. He writes some really good characters and uses them as a guide through the underbelly. This story is no different as Tom Hardy plays the main character masterfully and continues to add to his filmography of different roles played. This characters is soft spoken and for the most part gentle. There is nothing loud or abrasive about him but Hardy manages to fully bring him to life in quietness and subtle eye movements that speak volumes without saying a word. Lehane is really good at bringing characters to life without using much dialogue but what dialogue there is has to be paid attention to because its not just there for the sake of being there. There's a purpose to it and every scene in this small, tightly paced movie is necessary. Every move of a character has purpose as it helps to explain them and flesh them out.
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