Uncut Gems - Reviews

What’s the word for a performance that’s loud and meaningful, hyperbolic yet terribly human? That’s Sandler in Uncut Gems: He’s opera, man.

...a triumph of building a world and a character that are so infused with each other that they are impossible to separate.

It's excruciating and exhilarating.

This sparkler will be the most exciting film of the year.

A time-bomb of foolish compulsion and childlike rage, Sandler maintains our attention and empathy even as his behaviour becomes increasingly moronic and morally impaired.

...the Safdie Brothers’ [movie] proves to be one of the most mesmerising thrillers in a long time, and Sandler is a major reason why it works.

I (...) never once doubted Sandler, whose incisive character work here is probably the most impressive acting we have seen from him to date.

...rough diamond Adam Sandler dazzles in the tensest film I've ever seen.

...shows us an Adam Sandler we’ve never seen before.

Mr Sandman brings us a dream with his hypnotic turn as a fatalistic Jewish jeweller.

Adam Sandler does award-worthy work as a jeweler addicted to the gambling rush.

If “Uncut Gems” leaves people rattled, disoriented, grasping for clarity in the chaos of one man’s hectic routine, that all speaks to the sheer precision of a visionary achievement in full control.