20 Most Surprising Rotten Tomatoes Scores Of 2019
12. Uncut Gems (92%)
Even though Uncut Gems was directed by the Safdie brothers, whose prior films have all received critical acclaim, we all know how unreliable Adam Sandler's output can be.
Case in point, Sandler starred in a streak of 14 critically panned movies between 2010 and 2017 alone, and before the release of Uncut Gems, had just two Certified Fresh films over his entire 30-year movie career (the other two being Punch Drunk Love and The Meyerowitz Stories).
The odds weren't in Sandler's favour, then, which combined with the film's loud, aggressive style, seemed to suggest it would score more broadly positive reviews than fully enthusiastic ones.
But as it turned out, critics of all persuasions lavished praise upon the film, with its 8.33 average score being one of the year's highest - and easily the highest of Sandler's entire career.