. I wouldn’t know, but it’s a trip all right: Like a cross between a seat-of-your-pants heist movie and a protracted heart attack, this virtuoso character portrait grabs viewers by the lapels and thrusts them into the mind of Howard Ratner , which is not a place most moviegoers would care to spend much time.
The trick is to embrace this unique opportunity to identify with such a high-strung character — a throwback to the maddening, trapped-inside-Sandler’s-head experience of Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Punch-Drunk Love” nearly two decades ago. That was the film that demonstrated how the right director could take what had long annoyed critics about Sandler’s shrill, stunted man-child routine and leverage it on behalf of more nuanced character studies.
With “Uncut Gems,” the directors have definitely hit the big time, making a divisive but undeniably rowdy character study that rivals such heavyweights as “Taxi Driver” and “Pi” in its single-minded commitment to a certifiable head case.
His big hope remains the rare Ethiopian opal, which shows up stuffed into the guts of a frozen fish while Boston Celtics star Kevin Garnett is browsing the shop for bling. One of the many high-end clients whom celebrity hook-up Demany brings around, the basketballer represents a new class of American wealth that Howie and his community are all too happy to serve — although the opal, which catches Garnett’s attention immediately, is earmarked for auction the following Monday.
High anxiety! AdamSandler Nailed the DTLA Jewelry District not to suavecito smooth hustler gangasta type that rushes past you during your lunch break walk. Crazy great film! Wow!
Its a character study only insofar as a Rube Goldberg sausage making machine is a character, Chag Pesach Sameach notwithstanding. All actors fully submitted themselves to the sausage grinder and emerged in a deftly grounded pate of cinematic delight.
It's not on my Netflix!!! Why on some and not others Anyone know? I'm the only one on the account. UncutGems
I’ve seen a ton of Sandler movies, he’s been great at non comedies too, didn’t care for UG like most did, downward spiral movie, thought most of his decisions were just dumb and dumber, didn’t feel for character.
It wasn’t that good.
“Finally”? Man people are spoiled
It's been on Ecuador since january, Sandler was robbed by The Academy
and morality tale
This movie is a must : great story and a fantastic performance by Mr. Sandler
GorTheMovieGod It's been on Netflix Canada for months
Just be prepared for the live commentary colonoscopy viewing.
So good!
2 hours of screaming stupidity.
I was exhausted by the end--but not in a good way, tbh.
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