guiding Adam Sandler through his most unhinged performance yet, the Safdie brothers create a delirious, high-intensity character study of a desperate New York jeweler with too many schemes going at the same time
a riveting high-wire act, pairing cosmic visuals with the gritty energy of a dark psychological thriller and sudden bursts of frantic comedy, and it's the first movie to truly commune with Adam Sandler's performative strengths since "Punch-Drunk Love"
a career high for Adam Sandler and the Safdies; "Uncut Gems" emerges as real gem itself, a sparkling comedy-drama about a compulsive gambler and risk-taker who never knows when to quit
a 134-minute anxiety attack disguised as a movie, Benny and Josh Safdie’s "Uncut Gems" is a New York trash-terpiece; The film features the most realistic depiction of a Passover Seder ever committed to film