Adam Sandler can act! To be fair, maybe I’m being a bit harsh with that opening gambit.While most of the Brooklyn-born star’s output ranges from half-decent to terrible, The Wedding Singer remains one of my favourite rom-coms — and he has proved before he can do serious well in 2002’s Punch Drunk Love.Uncut Gems sees Sandler’s New York jewellery salesman Howard Ratner sucked into a world of crime to tackle mounting debts and angry collectors.Don’t go in anticipating Ocean’s Eleven-style capers, heists and hijinks; brothers Benny and Josh Safdie have instead come up with a breathless journey through frenzy, exhilaration and panic that breezes through a two-hour-plus run time.It’s a showcase for Sandler that doesn’t completely diminish his
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