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I already have the US Blu-ray from LionsGate and very good it is.
I found this to be a brilliant film from the Safdie Brothers and Sandler is amazing I can see why he was nominated for an Oscar.
It's a shame it didn't get a UHD disc but the Criterion will give it a bit more lub hopefully. Not sure it's coming to the UK from Criterion it didn't even get a DVD release here AFAIK. Absolute shame.
DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- 4K digital transfer, with Dolby Atmos soundtrack on the Blu-ray
- Audio commentary from 2019 featuring writer-directors Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie, writer and editor Ronald Bronstein, and producer Sebastian Bear-McClard
- New interviews with cinematographer Darius Khondji, costume designer Miyako Bellizzi, and casting director Jennifer Venditti
- Documentaries from 2019 and 2020 on the making of the film and soundtrack
- Screen test featuring actors Adam Sandler and Julia Fox
- Goldman v. Silverman, a 2020 short film by the Safdies, featuring Sandler and Benny Safdie
- “Question & Answer,” a 2020 short film featuring the Safdies, Sandler, actor Jason Bateman, and comedy writer Megan Amram
- Deleted and extended scenes, including a full performance of “The Morning” by the Weeknd
- Trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by film critic J. Hoberman and, for the Blu-ray, a 2020 discussion of the film by the editorial staff of Jewish Currents magazine
Cover photography by Inez & Vinoodh
Uncut Gems
This jolt of pure cinematic adrenaline affirmed directors Josh and Benny Safdie as heirs to the gritty, heightened realism of Martin Scorsese and John Cassavetes. Adam Sandler delivers an almost maniacally embodied performance as Howard Ratner, a fast-talking New York jeweler and gambler in...
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Old US disc review here / back cover: