Uncut Gems (2019)
This movie is pure stress challenge. Everything is set out to give the viewer a feeling of stress and anxiety. Not just the hectic plot, but the constant heightened confrontational dialogue, the sound design that is out of balance, the editing and the contrapuntal score. It is very effective and sort of weird having a main character that you mostly hate for being such an idiot. I didn’t care if he ever made it out of all that mess, but I was constantly engaged and curious on what happened to him next. Where this will end up. Impressive performance by Adam Sandler and overall a really interesting movie that challenges what sort of emotions and feelings filmmaking can also evoke.
Rating: 4