"Uncut Gems" is a movie that I was waiting since I watched the trailer for the first time. Movies starring Adam Sandler were never my cup of tea. I have watched "Blended" and one of his most famous hit "Click", but I never appreciated his acting skills. So I wanted to see how he managed with a dramatic role, and I have to say that he did a decent job. He portrays the owner of a small pawn shop full of gambling debts that is trying to pay, in his own way. He is very nervous, with no patience and for the whole movie he screams and shouts, he never really have a normal conversation for the whole duration, and this honestly annoyed me a little bit, but I understand that is part of the character personality and maybe they should have write a little bit better some scenes.

The movie is full of tension, and has a little space for breathing, I felt constantly stressed out because of many issues that the main character had. He doesn't have a normal life and he cannot leave one single part of his existence in peace. They should have create more scenes that slows down a little bit the tension, giving the time to the audience to process what is happening on screen. Too much is happening, in a short span of time and it is easy to lose yourself between all the different events. Considering also that the movie is more than 2 hours long, you get to a point that you get really annoyed. Some scenes are dragged, and they actually lose the original purpose of creating tension and climax.

I really liked photography and even if the interpretation could have been a little bit better, I enjoyed to see Adam Sandler out from his comfort zone. The story is well written and character for the most part are good. Plus we get a short cameo of The Weeknd.