'The Drop' reminds us of what Gandolfini always did well: providing support, heft, and color, in the tradition of our finest character actors.

The film is just three degrees off being brilliant yet is always creepingly moving, and I loved its lived-in squalor.

As a vehicle for those two actors, The Drop is gangbusters.

The archetypes fade away to reveal broken men and women. Cinematographer Nicolas Karakatsanis' tasteful shadows consume all at some point.