Uncut Gems

The Safdie brothers are a masterful dark comedy creating a film that happily has one rooting for the bad guy. Ratner is in more ways than one despicable cheat; but he's also someone who can't assist but love the crowd. As his different systems become more complicated, Ratner's hole digs deeper and deeper.With the ideal combination of arrogance and nervous insecurity, Sandler portrays Ratner's reckless descent. He's the man who believes he's covered with all the corners ; but he's really hanging on by a lucky thread.The performance of Sandler fits completely into the natural and edgy filmmaking style of the Safdie brother. The siblings patiently build a narrative that is an unpleasant and riveting experience. The more turbulent the waters Ratner is swimming in, the more difficult it is for one to look away. In fact, Uncut Gems is a rare treasure, a thrilling and darkly funny film.

This film is forgettable. Sandler decided to yell every single word that left his mouth, plot annoyed me and no real likeable characters. These were my main concerns with the movie. First half of the film is terrible, rated that about 2/10. Had no real direction and everything was just way too chaotic so hard to understand what's going on. Second half is much better, I'll give it a 7/10. The film slows down in pace and you get a good idea what's happening now. Acting, minus the yelling, was good. Enjoyable. Ending, stupid. Won't ruin it, but it's pointless. Felt like I wasted my time. Back to 2/10. 5/10 overall, wasn't the worst but had too many issues.

I literally can't think of a worse movie than this one. Nonstop Screaming. Nonstop chaos. Nonstop fighting. I'd rather be at the DMV for 10 years than live through watching this garbage again.

This is flat out a bad movie. For openers, it has possibly the worst score I have ever heard. The plot unfolds in a series of chaotic, cacophonous scenes, nothing but voice overs , and amplified to almost a painful level. If this were reality, I could accept it. But no one actually lives like this - it's a negative fantasy of a sort. There are no jokes. There is no wit. There are no even remotely likeable characters (no small matter). And to add to all this . . . there is no point. Worthless.