Stress, anxiety and tension OH MY!!
Adam Sandler delivers a stellar performer as New York Diamond District Jeweler: Howard. Howard is in way over his head. In debt to multiple tough guys, in bed with one of his at least 20 years younger employees, and on the brink of a divorce with a court date TBD. Oh and he might have colon cancer. He's robbing Peter to pay Paul, and borrowing from Tim to pay a bookie and taking money owed to him and placing large bets on NBA games.
The constant elevation of tension and stakes is almost nauseating, seeing just how bad and convoluted things get for Howard is mesmerizing. And Sandler embodies it without a hitch. Sandler hasn't been this convincing to me since Punch Drunk Love. I was absolutely entranced by his character. His physicality, his accent, his delivery. It blew me away.
The Safdie Brothers have crafted a film that feels so authentic, so real, the audio is not theatrical, it feels like life as it's often hard to make sense of the dialogue when you have five people yelling at each other, two phones ringing, and music in the background. It's a very fly on the wall approach and works perfectly.
I didn't know I could hold my breath for two hours. Uncut Gems, is a pot boiler of stress, tension and anxiety. If those three words are triggers for you, this film might be one you want to avoid as it's two hour run time is an endurance test. But if you're willing to endure you'll be rewarded with one of the best movies you'll see all year.
The constant elevation of tension and stakes is almost nauseating, seeing just how bad and convoluted things get for Howard is mesmerizing. And Sandler embodies it without a hitch. Sandler hasn't been this convincing to me since Punch Drunk Love. I was absolutely entranced by his character. His physicality, his accent, his delivery. It blew me away.
The Safdie Brothers have crafted a film that feels so authentic, so real, the audio is not theatrical, it feels like life as it's often hard to make sense of the dialogue when you have five people yelling at each other, two phones ringing, and music in the background. It's a very fly on the wall approach and works perfectly.
I didn't know I could hold my breath for two hours. Uncut Gems, is a pot boiler of stress, tension and anxiety. If those three words are triggers for you, this film might be one you want to avoid as it's two hour run time is an endurance test. But if you're willing to endure you'll be rewarded with one of the best movies you'll see all year.
- FelixisaJerk
- Dec 25, 2019