Uncut Gems

… is a neurotic fever dream, determined to irritate as much as possible. There are no likable characters and the conceit/plot is pointless. Filmmakers keep the plates spinning and there is an admirable amount of kinetic energy, but if it’s a morality play with no morality, what’s the point? It’s like an unfunny episode of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. The music is terrible. Better versions of this kind of story have been told. Better movies about this have been made. Several people walked out of the theater in a huff in the middle of this mess. So, it's not a Christmas movie. I say: meh.