I wouldn't want to knock anybody who creates for a living. However, there is always a song, a film, a TV programme that just comes off as so badly done you wonder how it even made it above ground. This (Uncut Gems) is one of those. It reminds me of the films starring DMX. Remember those? Not very good but with a dollop of stress/ pressure/ tension for the protagonist to grapple with during the runtime. Now I understand why the press for this film has been focused on Adam Sandler's acting performance because there is really nothing else to recall. The soundtrack is straight from a Sega Megadrive game. The cinematography is so bad I've never seen NYC look so bland. Apart from the Julia character, the other actors involved actually look bored playing their parts. So, as for turning up each day for the shoot, pointing the camera at the right thing and editing it down to a barely digestible form, bravo to the Safdies. But couldn't you free up your two slots in the creative world for someone else and dedicate yourselves to a more important role? I hear they have fatbergs the size of zeppelins in the New York sewers...