Summary
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.
Cast
Adam Sandler
Howard Ratner
LaKeith Stanfield
Demany
Julia Fox
Julia De Flore
Kevin Garnett
Kevin Garnett
Idina Menzel
Dinah Ratner
Eric Bogosian
Arno Moradian
Judd Hirsch
Gooey
Keith William Richards
Phil
Mike Francesa
Gary
Jonathan Aranbayev
Eddie Ratner
Noa Fisher
Marcel Ratner
The Weeknd
The Weeknd
Mesfin Lamengo
Wounded Miner
Sun Zhi Hua-Hilton
Mine Foreman
Liang Wei-Hui-Duncan
Mine Management 1
Deneke Muhugeta
Lead Miner 1
Habtunu Africho
Lead Miner 2
Warren Finkelstein
Dr. Blauman
Tommy Kominik
Nico
Maksud Agadjani
Yussi
Ca$h Out
Ca$h Out
Andrea Linsky
Joani
Roman Persits
Roman
Pom Klementieff
Lexis
Paloma Elsesser
Kat
Sean Ringgold
KG Bodyguard 1
Jeremy Sample
KG Bodyguard 2
Todd Vulpio
David the Jeweler
Damany Eastman
KG Friend 1
Gerard 'Dash' McQuiller
KG Friend 2
Arthur Borukhov
Elan
Darien Howard
TDS Delivery Man
Ronald Greenberg
Rodney Bronstein
Marshall Greenberg
Steve Bronstein
Michael A. Sollecito
Waiter
Shemsi Selimaj
Nino
Jacob Dylan Igielski
Beni Ratner
Hailey Gates
Adley's Receptionist
Mitchell Wenig
Larry
Stuart Wenig
Larry's Brother
Raleem Moses
Sixers Security Guard
Keren Shemel
Eiline Goldfarb
Aren Topian
Eric Goldfarb
Louis Anthony Arias
Buddy
Marcia DeBonis
Drama Teacher
Anthony Mecca
Michael
Max Bartos
"Dwarf 1"
Jake Ryan
"Dwarf 2"
Shiv Pai
"Dwarf 3"
Lino Eisenberg
Danny "The Woodsman"
Kerwin Frost
DJ at 10 OAK (voice)
La Mar Taylor
Friend of The Weeknd
Trinidad James
Trinidad James
William Sappe
Nightclub Security Guard
Greg Yuna
Flawless
Victor Plajas
Abel's Bodyguard 1
Ricky Barksdale
Abel's Bodyguard 2
Tilda Swinton
Anne - Adley's Auction Manager (voice)
Jennifer Venditti
KG's Agent (voice)
Natasha Lyonne
Boston Player Personnel (voice)
Larry Sloman
Man on Street
Benjy Kleiner
Aaron
Svetlana B. Levitin
Ruth
Roza Babekova
Rachel
Josh Ostrovsky
Noah
Jessica Mullayev
Natalie
Izra Malakov
Izra
Sahar Bibiyan
Ida
Brad Davidorf
Radio DJ (voice)
Ralph Colucci
Night Doorman
Marty Tendler
Concierge
John Amos
Neighbor 33F
Conor Coyne
Neighbor 33H
Alexander Gilkes
Adley's Auctioneer
Jennifer Sacks
Kevin Garnett's Manager
Wayne Diamond
High Roller
Debbie DeLisi
Mohegan Sun Teller
Chad Neves
Supervisor
Ara Daglian
Gambler in Sports Book
Glenn 'Doc' Rivers
Glenn 'Doc' Rivers (voice)
Erika Wachter
Post Game Interview
Sunny Wu Jin Zahao
Mine Management 2
Ry Armstrong
Norwegian Boy (uncredited)
Crew
Director, Writer
Josh Safdie
Director, Writer
Benny Safdie
Writer
Ronald Bronstein
Reviews
Luis_989
December 22, 2019
8
Adam Sandler's best performance? No. But it's indeed his best since Punch-Drunk Love, which continues to be the pinnacle of his talent.
While the film isn't the best talking about technique, it seems to me that its style is totally focused on making the experience an exhausting one. And Uncut Gems is an overwhelming journey full of anxiety and stress. It achieved that splendidly. That's its greatest accomplishment: To immerse you in the entire atmosphere of the environment that Sandler's character inhabits, while we witness the cascade of bad decisions he makes.
Perhaps the biggest mistake is how the directors get to over-lengthen the story, which indirectly gets to a point where Sandler's character becomes obnoxious but I think that's part of the experience, because who ever in their right mind would feel more sympathy for a person like him? I mean more than the allowed sympathy anyways.
Its ending, although predictable is certainly what he built and there's no learning in it and it doesn't need to be. After all the story was his decline while he believed that he was going to succeed. And yes for a moment he did and for a moment he savored it, but as happens many times in life, good things aren't made to last.
Another triumph for A24.
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