James Gandolfini What The Fuck

James Gandolfini was this amazing actor who portrayed the most amazing character on HBO's The Soprano's from start to its awful finish.  Even during that last season, while the show sucked, Gandolfini's acting did not.

But since that show went off the air 6 years ago, Gandolfini's acting choices have become questionable.

He has mainly done bit parts in movies that either haven't done very well, or have done well no thanks to his involvement.  He was in the remake of Taking of Pelham 1-2-3 as the mayor, but the movie sucked.  He was in Zero Dark 30, but his role did nothing to assist the film.

In many ways his most successful role since the Soprano's was as Carol in the amazing and underrated Where the Wild Things Are. Although its his voice that appears not his face.

But for the most part James has been appearing in small movies that no one really sees.
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In The Loop, Down the Shore, Welcome to the Reilly's, Not Fade Away....

Sure he popped up in The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, a movie I enjoyed, but again he was relegated to guest star status.

When is Gandolfini going to go back to helming something big and something great? 

On a side note: His return to mafia territory in the vastly underrated Killing Them Softly seemed as aimless and wasted as his character in the film.  But I bet James purposely picked out a mafia-type that was so anti-Tony in his presence. 

I hate to admit it, but I'd like to see him do what DeNiro did and poke fun at his mafia status like Analyze This.

I know he doesn't need to money and maybe he finds these smaller roles more challenging, but they are not adding up to much from the viewer perspective.  Especially if the viewer doesn't see the film.

Come back to the light James.  We're waiting for you....