Review of Uncut Gems (2019) by Brunovn00 — 19 Mar 2020

It was pretty good. This movie definetely has a lot of interesting stuff. There's some nice cinematography and camerawork, some nice editing choices, some nice visuals, some nice music, and the performances were great. This is an unpopular opinion but while Adam Sandler was good I don't think he had one of the best performances of the year. It's different compared to his other sh*tty movies but he was good. I think I found interesting the "chaotic" nature of this movie, with so many scenes having crowded rooms with so much screaming and yelling that it is almost incomprehensible at times. It's not a flaw, in fact, I liked that direction and it fits the tone of the movie, so, good job.

I feel like the story at its core it's pretty simple but the way it's presented is...Convoluted? It's a messy movie. If you don't pay a lot of attention from the very beggining you will be lost. I would like to think that's the style of the directors, that's how they tell stories (I haven't seen Good Time), but it just wasn't my cup of tea and in my opinion, some scenes and plot points could've been shorter. I loved the final act, it was pretty intense and engaging even if the ending it's the most predictable thing in the world.

Overall, it's definetely an interesting movie but it's not something I would rewatch any time soon. Maybe I'm an idiot and I didn't get the movie, so I still recommend it because like I said, it has some interesting elements and you might think it's the best movie of the year and whatever.