Add in the realistic profane laden continually overlapping dialogue (the N word is tossed out frequently)-which is delivered as shouting and you have a cacophonous symphony that will either unsettle you and create anxiety or bore you to tears. It also sets the tone for the mayhem of the New York City diamond district ruthless and jarring. Nice try here.įrom the beginning the sound design and controversial discordant score by Daniel Lopitan unnerve the viewer and underline Howard’s life: chaotic and tumultuous. This is shown in a stylistic prologue that ties present day through a kaleidoscope visual sequence that hints that the stone (uncut gems, get it) has some kind of mystical powers that work mysteriously in our great big universe.
The stone was uncovered nine years earlier in a gem mine in Ethiopia. He believes his bad luck has finally changed when he purchases a stone with opal gems imbedded in it. Adam Sandler goes way out of his comfort zone to play obnoxious, loud, abrasive jeweler Howard Ratner a compulsive gambler and adulterous loser who keeps hoping for the big win to settle all of his debts. So they have this understanding and they’re really committed to each other, and they both need each other.This bombastic, shrill exercise makes bold choices, unfortunately they are all the wrong the choices. I think that she’s the only person that he can be vulnerable and honest with, like when he breaks down and he’s crying, he would never be that with anybody else. Even though he makes messes, he always cleans them up, and he supports her and he’s obsessed with her - and she loves him too. “They were a team and they’re just always there for each other,” Fox says. “But in real-life would I date someone like Howard? No.”ĭespite her lack of interest in finding her own Howard, Fox loved the “ride-or-die mentality” between the characters, who seem to weather every storm, whether it involves wives, opals, or the Weeknd (who plays himself in the film). “There were some parallels between her and I, and that’s because when I got on board I kind of tweaked a few things, and I wanted her to be as authentic as possible and just be a New York girl: independent, strong, loyal, which are all characteristics that I possess,” says Fox. With the character both sharing Fox’s name and “clicking” for the Safdies upon meeting her, it’s easy to wonder how much of the Julia on screen is the real-life Julia. “After the first day, I definitely felt so much better, because I nailed it.” “I got to set and I was saying to myself, ‘What if I tricked all these people thinking I can act and that test was just a fluke?’” she says. “I think that when they went and auditioned other people, they just kept coming back to my screen test.”Ĭlearly not lacking for confidence, Fox still admits that she couldn’t help but feel the nerves when the time came to officially begin her acting debut. “The onscreen chemistry was there, and it felt very natural, fluid, and organic - and it was undeniable,” Fox says. As part of the chemistry read, the Safdies took Sandler and Fox to Barneys, where they’d film a scene of Howard and Julia arguing over which dress he’d buy her. “You meet him and you feel like you’ve known him forever,” Fox says of the legendary comic actor, who is garnering awards buzz for his dramatic turn in the film. More 300 actresses would be thrown into the mix, with Fox then needing to audition via a screen test with Sandler. While the Safdies were long locked in on Fox to play the young mistress of gambling addict Howard Ratner, their 10-year mission to cast Adam Sandler was finally successful, and that meant more attention and involvement from higher-ups, who wanted a name actress for the role.
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