Holy schmoly what a stressfull trip. From first minute to the last pure hard hitting chaos. Ending also a bit predicted but ok for the story. Unfortunately i expected "more" and got "less".
The whole movie is an almost non stop intense trip. I don’t see why people don’t like Adam Sandler, he was very good in this movie and he should do more serious roles. The story is really good and it’s directed very well id like to see more from the Safdie brothers. The cinematography is interesting with the zoom outs and zoom ins to the gem. It’s written well and the score is good. Overall it’s a different and interesting film with a great ending.
( 8 out of 10)
im not a fan of the erratic claustrophobic style, so this wasn't my cup of tea. exciting ending, but that was the only time the film really caught my attention, everything else was just a lot of noise and confusion. again, it just isn't for me, personally, but i can see the appeal if you're a fan of this type of storytelling. great performance by adam sandler.
For two hours you're gonna see people yelling at each other! Not recommended
Anxiety: The Movie.
Absolutely phenomenal score.
Adam Sandler at his best ...infact there is not a bad actor or scene in the whole movie...it grabs ya by the eyeballs an ya not look away..awesome ride....an yet i cant think why i not given it a ten...???
so i will change my score of 9 to a awesome 10...
i need to watch it again...but i need to come down first...totally unexpected...
Too long, he has plenty of time, lead actor, before he was more cool with his other films.
wasn't bad a very unexpected ending to be honest i thought adam sandler did a great serious role but it felt like everything was thrown together
One of the worst movies I've seen in my life.
Characters yell for all movie long. The watcher gets a headache and epilepsy
What's up with all the praises? Easily one of the worst movies I have ever watched! If only I could get my time and bandwidth back. Go back to Click, Sandler!
Like an insane fever dream. Controlled chaos. Loved it.
FUCK YOU I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW HOWARD
Performances were great. Story was tense. But it was just so shouty and Howard was so intolerable that it didn't engage me at all
Howard didn't die ! Pay attention to the last scene ! It got something to do with the very first scene ! His colonoscopy ! During the gun shot, the movie cuts to his wife, is finally getting worried , made a phone call.
An intense, thrilling & steadily escalating edge-of-the-seat thriller that's palpably tense, incessantly riveting & laced with a subtle psychedelic kick, Uncut Gems is another surefire winning feature from the Safdie brothers that presents the filmmaking duo in prime form, benefits greatly from its energetic camerawork, groovy editing & swirling soundtrack, and is all the more uplifted by Adam Sandler's career-best performance. One of the best films of the year, Safdies' latest is an anxiety-inducing cinematic opal.
The Safdie brothers have done it again. A very character driven movie, that does a superb job of using color and sound to make you really feel the emotion of the movie.
Adam Sandler really nails the role of Howard. From Heaven Knows What, to Good Time, to this, they all have lived and died by the ability of the actors to act using mostly their face to really portray the emotions, and in all 3 I've been blown away.
From the opening scene to the credit roll, this movie had me so stressed and anxious, that I left feeling exhausted.
And I loved every minute of it.
“This is how I win.”
One of the most stressful movie experiences I’ve had in awhile.
This whole movie runs entirely on acid and how the series of events unfold was particularly stressful. People constantly talking or yelling over each other while the brilliant sound work made the space around them feel so tight, but incredibly claustrophobic.
While I like ‘Good Time’ a little more, but man what a rush.
Adam Sandler is absolutely terrific as the greedy and sleazy Howard Ratner. If he's working with a good director, a strong supporting cast, and an interesting concept, Sandler will thrive. We follow Howard Ratner, a jewelry store owner in New York with a serious gambling problem that makes the hole his standing in deeper and deeper. Despite every terrible decision his character made...I still felt sorry for him. I think it has to do with Sandler's devilish charm that won me over into pitting such a petty crook. He isn’t a loser, he’s a winner who doesn't win. It’s one of his best performance right beside ‘Punch Drunk Love’.
Benny and Josh Safdie are such vibrant directors that can inject so much style while also having a harsh look to it, which ties in with the slimy side of business. The Safdie Brothers are building a solid career for themselves. Darius Khondji outstanding cinematography is the glue that holds this high tension of a movie together.
I loved the score from Daniel Lopatin, which will often drown out the dialogue as the retro rift comes blasting through. On the other hand, there’s also a slow mystical vibe that Lopatin composes that gave me a surreal feeling of levitating.
Kevin Garnett is surprisingly really good in this movie. A professional basketball player actually delivering a solid performance is almost unheard of. It kinda reminds me of Tyler Perry ‘Gone Girl’, in terms of your expectations from them vs what you got. I also couldn’t believe this is Julia Fox first acting debut, because she’s fantastic in the movie.
Overall rating: While I’m only two movies into their filmography, Safdie Brothers are upon my favorite working directors.
I hope they make another movie like 'Good Time' & 'Uncut Gems', so it can called the LSD trilogy.
Shout by Johnson 3:16BlockedParent2020-03-09T03:25:49Z
A film that generated a lot of scandal and expectation for being something different from what Adam Sandler does and in the end, it is nothing more than a medium-sized film. I did not see a good performance of Adam Sandler, his character literally is screaming and talking at every moment. At times, the film is boring, tedious and you just want to advance it to see what's next. Just two good things that the movie has: the final moment with the big bet and the sexy beautiful actress Julia Fox. Such a pretty woman!