History YMMV / UncutGems

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: Howard is just so stupid and shortsighted in pursuit of the next big win that it can be hard to watch him bumble into his next mistake. It doesn't help that nearly every other character is as rude and [[SirSwearsALot foul-mouthed]] as he is. As a result, some people actually believed [[spoiler: Howard [[AssholeVictim had his death coming to him]]]].

** [[spoiler:The expression permanently plastering Howard's face following his death.]]

* EsotericHappyEnding: A rare case where both this ''and'' DownerEnding apply. [[spoiler:Howard dies -- but he dies with a somewhat serene look on his face, having made millions. Julia escapes with the money and is bringing it ecstatically back to Howard, having proved that she genuinely loves him.]] This is invoked, though, as [[spoiler:Dinah, Julia, and Dinah and Howard's kids are clearly all about to be massively devastated by the news of his death.]]

* AngstAversion: A slight variation; the film has attained a reputation for being exceedingly tense and anxiety-inducing, leading to some viewers choosing not to put themselves through it. The [[ClusterFBomb endless profanity]] and [[spoiler: DownerEnding]] doesn't help.

* EsotericHappyEnding: A rare case where both this ''and'' DownerEnding apply. [[spoiler:Howard dies -- but he dies with a massive grin on his face, having made millions. Julia escapes with the money and is bringing it ecstatically back to Howard, having proved that she genuinely loves him.]] This is invoked, though, as [[spoiler:Dinah, Julia, and Dinah and Howard's kids are clearly all about to be massively devastated by the news of his death.]]

** [[spoiler:Howard's creepy SlasherSmile now permanently plastering his face following his death.]]

* JerkassWoobie: Howard is a self-serving gambling addict who's responsible for his own problems, but it's hard not to feel bad for him as his life constantly gets screwed over, right down to the fact that [[spoiler:he gets coldly murdered by Phil not long after winning the his ultimate bet]].

* AngstAversion: A slight variation; the film has attained a reputation for being exceedingly tense and anxiety-inducing, leading to some viewers choosing not to put themselves through it. The [[spoiler: DownerEnding]] doesn't help.

* CriticalDissonance: Just like [[Film/TheWitch several]] [[Film/ItComesAtNight past]] [[Film/{{Hereditary}} films]] of Creator/{{A24}}, 92% of the critics on Website/RottenTomatoes approved of the film, while general audiences were less favorable, with 52% of the website's verified users approving the film [[note]]55% from all users[[/note]] and it receiving a C+ Cinemascore. Reviews on IMDB and Letterboxd were more complimentary, with an 8.1/10 and a 4/5[[note]]4.3/5 at its highest[[/note]] respectively from its users. Somewhat Justified as a lot of the audiences were turned off by the amount of [[ClusterFBomb language]] that was in the movie, as well as how [[DarknessInducedAudienceApathy bleak]] the film is.

** Howard's excited reaction when he receives the opal from Ethiopia, exclaiming "[[BetterThanSex holy fucking shit I'm gonna come]]".

** Howard's excited reaction when he receives the opal from Ethiopia.

* CriticalDissonance: Just like [[Film/TheWitch several]] [[Film/ItComesAtNight past]] [[Film/{{Hereditary}} films]] of Creator/{{A24}}, 92% of the critics on Website/RottenTomatoes approved of the film, while general audiences were less favorable, with 52% of the website's verified users approving the film [[note]]55% from all users[[/note]] and it receiving a C+ Cinemascore. Reviews on IMDB and Letterboxd were more complimentary, with an 8.1/10 and a 4/5[[note]]4.3/5 at its highest[[/note]] respectively from its users. A lot of the audiences were turned off by the amount of [[ClusterFBomb language]] that was in the movie, as well as how [[DarknessInducedAudienceApathy bleak]] the film is.

* OneSceneWonder: The gold Furby has been the source of many memes, although it only appears for about thirty seconds.

* HilariousInHindsight: Looks like Adam Sandler made that serious movie after all, [[Series/BrooklynNineNine though sadly it's not about the Russian Revolution]].

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Music/OneohtrixPointNever (this time credited by his real name Daniel Lopatin) returns with the Safdie brothers once again to create a beautiful and haunting synthesizer-heavy score. Special notice goes to the opening and ending themes, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PQoZSWhBf4 "The Ballad of Howie Bling"]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWwb9yiheQk "Uncut Gems"]] respectively.

** There's also the popular early 2000s club hit [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w15oWDh02K4 "L'Amour Tojours"]] that plays during the credits, a massive MoodWhiplash indeed.

* CriticalDissonance: Just like [[Film/TheWitch several]] [[Film/ItComesAtNight past]] [[Film/{{Hereditary}} films]] of Creator/{{A24}}, 92% of the critics on Website/RottenTomatoes, approved of the film, while general audiences were less favorable, with 52% of the website's verified users approving the film [[note]]55% from all users[[/note]] and it receiving a C+ Cinemascore. Reviews on IMDB and [=LetterBoxd=] were more complimentary, with an 8.1/10 and a 4.3/5 respectively from its users. A lot of the audiences were turned off by the amount of [[ClusterFBomb language]] that was in the movie, as well as how [[DarknessInducedAudienceApathy bleak]] the film is.

** "This is how I win".

* EsotericHappyEnding: A rare case where both this ''and'' DownerEnding apply. [[spoiler:Howard dies - but he dies with a massive grin on his face, having made millions. Julia escapes with the money and is bringing it ecstatically back to Howard, having proved that she genuinely loves him.]] This is invoked, though, as [[spoiler:Dinah, Julia, and Dinah and Howard's kids are clearly all about to be massively devastated by the news of his death.]]

* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: Creator/AdamSandler had already proven how good of an actor he could be, but critics acclaimed his performance here as the best of his career, with him winning Best Actor at the National Board of Review awards.

** On Howard's part, [[spoiler:the reveal that he paid the Ethiopian miners $100,000 for the black opal (at most, a mere tenth of what he thought it was worth), and the callous way he dismisses Kevin Garnett pointing this out to him, seems meant to drive home to the viewer that he's not just a flawed AntiHero, but a truly amoral scumbag who cares most [[ItsAllAboutMe about himself]] and [[InHarmsWay the high he gets from gambling with other peoples' money]].]]
** Phil crosses it when he [[spoiler:coldly shoots Howard dead after the latter wins his ultimate bet and kills his boss Arno for objecting.]]

** Phil [[spoiler:coldly shoots Howard dead after the latter wins his ultimate bet, but he surely crosses it when he kills his boss Arno for objecting to Howard's death.]]

** On Howard's part, [[spoiler: the reveal that he paid the Ethiopian miners $100,000 for the black opal (at most, a mere tenth of what he thought it was worth), and the callous way he dismisses Kevin Garnett pointing this out to him, seems meant to drive home to the viewer that he's not just a flawed AntiHero, but a truly amoral scumbag who cares most [[ItsAllAboutMe about himself]] and [[InHarmsWay the high he gets from gambling with other peoples' money]]]].
** Phil crosses it when he [[spoiler:shoots Howard dead even after the latter had won their bet]].

** [[spoiler: Howard's creepy SlasherSmile now permanently plastering his face following his death]].

* JerkassWoobie: Howard is a self-serving gambling addict who's partly responsible for his own problems, but it's hard not to feel bad for him as his life constantly gets screwed over, right down to the fact that [[spoiler:he gets killed by Phil not long after winning the his ultimate bet]].

* JerkassWoobie: Howard is a self-serving gambling addict who's responsible for his own problems, but it's hard not to feel bad for him as his life constantly gets screwed over, right down to the fact that [[spoiler:he gets killed by Phil not long after winning the his ultimate bet]].

** ANY scene with Phil, who continually harrasses Howard throughout the film. He appears at his daughter's play, making him at unease, before later stripping him and locking him in his car's trunk. And that's not to mention throwing him into a fountain, holding him out of a window, and eventually [[spoiler:shooting him and Arno, HIS boss, after he objects to Howard's death.]] Holy shit.

** There's also the popular melody [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w15oWDh02K4 "L'Amour Tojours"]] that plays during the credits, a massive MoodWhiplash indeed.

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: Howard is just so stupid and shortsighted in pursuit of the next big win that it can be hard to watch him bumble into his next mistake. It doesn't help that nearly every other character is as rude and [[SirSwearsALot foul-mouthed]] as he is. As a result, a lot of people actually believed [[spoiler: Howard [[AssholeVictim had his death coming to him]]]].

** Phil crosses it when he [[spoiler:shoots Howard dead even after the latter had won the bet]].