‘Uncut Gems’ is a slowburn sparkler
It’s taken a couple of indie mavericks with a Martin Scorsese inspiration to bring out the essence of Adam Sandler’s histrionic talent.
Forever crushed by his image as a star of crass slapstick hits, Sandler finally finds a reason to surprise all in this film, with the most remarkable act yet in his career of three decades.
American indie wizards Josh and Benny Safdie have created a sparkling winner with “Uncut Gems”, a crime drama that technically bears street-savvy edge even as it reveals intelligent storytelling relish to unfold a gritty suspense drama. The impact is a slow burn as the crime thriller grows on you with every passing minute.
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A tautly executed narrative brought to life by Ronald Bronstein and Benny Safdie’s crisp editing renders importance to every second of the film’s 135-minute runtime.
The genius of the Safdies is at work here again, after their 2017 Robert Pattinson-starrer “Good 111Time”, you realize, and they have the backing of Martin Scorsese as executive producer this time. In Sandler’s protagonist Howard Ratner, the Safdie brothers along with co-writer Ronald Bronstein have penned one of contemporary Hollywood’s most fascinating fictional characters. Once a bigtime dealer of gems in New York, Ratner is all but destroyed owing to his addiction to gambling. As his family life disintegrates, his debt score keeps piling up.
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