Uncut Gems - Film Review ★★★★½

A runaway locomotive smashing into the damsel in distress over and over.

We follow the Safdie brothers newest creation: Howard Ratner, who is a New York Jewish jeweller. All 3 of these descriptors become paramount to the sum total of Howard's identity and general guiders in his life.

Adam Sandler puts in a one of his most ambitious and well delivered acting performances that I can think of. Looking back on the absolute barrage of noise and motion that was this film, I can't think of a single scene that didn't include Sandler's character, which is a testament to his performance in this film, and the energy that himself and the Safdie brothers concocted.

Howard was a hard character to sympathise for, he lied, he cheated and conned his way throughout this flick. There were moments of tenderness and sincerity, but they were quickly quashed with another dodgy business decision or lie.

What set this film apart for me was it's pacing and like mentioned before energy. This energy, this frantic energy that Howard carries in his pocket which manifest itself into his customers, family and disgruntled loan sharks. All of which would be in one scene all talking at once trying to grab Howard's attention. How the Safdie brothers edited this together is beyond me and is a testament to their talent.

Overall, this is one of the best films I have seen over the last couple of years and I hope to see much more from the Safdies and Sandler alike.

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