This is how I win.
A charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime. Howard must perform a precarious high-wire act, balancing business, family, and encroaching adversaries on all sides in his relentless pursuit of the ultimate win.
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Relentless, overwhelming, contemporary and demanding.
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- cooloverwhelming
- contemporarynostalgic
- effortlessdemanding
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- Louisa Moore - Screen Zealotson TMDB · Mar 20206/10
Brothers and co-directors Josh and Benny Safdie are two of the most exciting names working in modern independent cinema, so their film “Uncut Gems” debuted alongside a shadow of grandiose expectations. The bottom line is that the film is good but far from great, and I’m comfortable going out on a limb and guessing those crowing the loudest about how fresh and original this movie is haven’t seen their far superior 2017 film, “Good Time.” New York City jeweler Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler) is always on the lookout for the next big score. When he makes a series of high stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime, Howard finds himself struggling to keep the balance between the growing list of adversaries, his business, his scams, and his home life. There isn’t much to the story other than a lot of cursing and ongoing scams, but there’s a decent sense of suspense that carries through the majority of the film. The most shocking thing about “Uncut Gems” is that it lacks depth, especially when compared to “Good Time.” It’s not unfair to compare the two films, as each portray a gritty side of the city with antiheros who are close to completely hitting the skids. An effective cr
Read the whole review on TMDB - Matthew Bradyon TMDB · Jan 20208/10
“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 busine
Read the whole review on TMDB - Stephen Campbellon TMDB · Jan 20208/10
**_Watching a guy screw up for two frantic hours may not sound very compelling, but this is a fine piece of work_** >_If you hold this_ >_Dazzling emerald_ >_Up to the sky,_ >_It will shine a billion_ >_Beautiful miracles_ >_Painted_ >_From the tears_ >_Of the most High._ >_Plucked_ >_From the lush gardens_ >_Of a yellowish-green_ >_Paradise,_ >_Look inside this hypnotic gem_ >_And a kaleidoscope of_ >_Titillating, soul-raising_ >_Sights and colors_ >_Will tease and seduce_ >_Your eyes_ >_And mind._ - Suzy Kassem; "A Jewelry Store Named India" (2011) Written by Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie, and Benny Safdie, and directed by the Safdies, _Uncut Gems_ is essentially two hours and fifteen minutes of watching a guy screw up in increasingly spectacular and catastrophic ways, make bad decision after bad decision, and give in to his addiction to gambling more and more. It's a film where you know from the first ten minutes that sooner or later, he won't be able to worm his way out of one of his mistakes, and at that point, his seemingly unshakable optimism and belief in his own delusions will prove ill-equipped to deal with the reckoning. So from the first act, you're on edge, and you rem
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Cast
- Adam SandlerHoward Ratner
- LaKeith StanfieldDemany
- Julia FoxJulia De Flore
- Kevin GarnettKevin Garnett
- Idina MenzelDinah Ratner
- Eric BogosianArno Moradian
- Judd HirschGooey
- Keith William RichardsPhil
- Mike FrancesaGary
- Jonathan AranbayevEddie Ratner
Crew
- Josh SafdieDirector
- Benny SafdieDirector
- Josh SafdieWriter
- Ronald BronsteinWriter
- Benny SafdieWriter
- Darius KhondjiDirector of Photography
- Daniel LopatinOriginal Music Composer
- Ronald BronsteinEditor
- Benny SafdieEditor
- Scott RudinProducer
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