Now, with his skills enlisted to tell the tale of a famous jewelry dealer who has to score a lot of fast money after being robbed himself, it sounds like the perfect match.
With the right director and material, Adam Sandler is so damned golden.
If the Safdie Brothers could flip Robert Pattinson as effectively as they did in Good Time, they surely can turn Adam Sandler into an unexpected force capable of anything.
Punch Drunk Love, Reign Over Me and The Meyorowitz Stories (New and Selected) weren’t accidents; they were steady handed films that brought out Sandler’s comedic and dramatic potential to its best degree.