I saw entirely positive reviews of this when it came out. The idea of a good Adam Sandler film was certainly novel, so I gave it a go. My recommendation to the film makers would be to see The Long Good Friday, an English film from 1980 which deals with a similar tale of dodgy dealings and a protagonist's come-uppance. Although it looks dated now, it manages to combine grit with strong characterisation and bucket loads of humour. It wasn't until I watched it for about the tenth time that I realised how little swearing there is. Uncut Gems could be shortened by about 20 minutes simply by cutting out the redundant expletives. It would have been more emotionally absorbing if the writers had troubled to make the characters seem believably human and add a little humour (there was only one laugh in over two hours). As it was, I didn't care about any of them and didn't feel any tension, only irritation at the ceaseless yelling. Some dynamic modulation wouldn't have gone amiss. I would have given the film one star, but Kevin Garnett acted pretty well.