Uncut Gems


Howard Ratner is a charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score. When he makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime, Howard must perform a precarious high-wire act, balancing business, family, and encroaching adversaries on all sides, in his relentless pursuit of the ultimate win.
I imagined myself in Howard's life and I just couldn't do it. Every scene I put myself in - stress and anxiety. I mean how could I even get out of this mess? It just kept piling on. I couldn't deal with my life hanging by a thread. It's got that New York charm in it. The hustle. The Grind. The everyday streets. You can really see that Howard's life was on borrowed time. A day, a month, a year, who knows? any given day it would all come crashing down. I mean the ending was inevitable, it was just a matter of how and when.
Solid movie.