UNCUT GEMS (2019): 7 Critical Questions [movie review]

Genre — crime, drama, thriller
Cast — Adam Sandler, Lakeith Stanfield, Julia Fox.
Director — The Safdie Brothers
Budget — 19 000 000 USD

1. What’s the story?
Howard Ratner, jewelry hustler (Adam Sandler), living in buzzing New York City, comes across an opportunity to finally score big. This nervous anxiety-inducing, fully gripping and often hectically funny story opens the questionable practices of this intriguing and gambling-addicted gems dealer, whose super stressful life is full of high risks, relationship problems, health scares, famous customers and aggressive henchmen. Uncut Gems is a brisk snoop into his life.

2. What’s special about the film?
This is a unique movie full of good shit, so …where do I start? The hectic tireless pacing that drives the utterly believable story and uses all the cinematic devices to deliver the perfectly composed atmosphere that surrounds the quirky antihero. Yea, I know, a lot of fucking buzzwords, but this movie surprised and…