Goldman v Silverman (2020) User Reviews

It's cool

[johnpercival-66006 · 7/10 · 17 January 2020]

Nice little short film to watch when you're bored. I loved the camera shots and the acting and the randomness of the whole story definitely worth a watch.

Goldman v Silverman

[forthemovies · 6/10 · 24 January 2022]

During his street performance, Rod Goldman's day becomes miserable when Al Silverman interrupts his performance and steals Rod Goldman's spotlight.

Goldman v Silverman is a short film directed by Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie. The film stars Adam Sandler as Rod Goldman and Benny Safdie as Al Silverman. The short film had an interesting story that somehow relates to Adam Sandler's real-life career as a performer. Adam Sandler dressed in gold resembling an Oscar trophy performing and entertaining audiences on the streets of New York in a comedic way symbolizes how the Oscar award show views Adam Sandler as a performer(actor) and how he will never be taken seriously due to his past comedy films and attitude. Al Silverman illustrates how some film directors view Adam Sandler's work and performances on screen. The conclusion of the film sees Goldman looking at himself in a mirror in a dirty restroom, while Silverman goes into the back of a production truck.

Goldman v Silverman was an odd short film but it was amusing to watch the performances by Adam Sandler and Benny Safdie.

i feel like its too short

[paidinfull13 · 5/10 · 14 June 2020]

I feel like it is really really short; like there will be a sequel ? i was like, whats next ?

A desert for that big meal of a movie "Uncut Gems"

[josiahalcantara-20540 · 10/10 · 26 January 2020]

After watching that crazy and awesome movie "Uncut Gems", I wanted more! And Safdie brothers gave me just that. This short captures that same uncomfortable atmosphere that the movie gave us. Adam Sandler also returns to play the role as Goldman, and he gives another unrecognizable performance! Safdie Brothers and Sandler are an amazing duo, I hope I see more projects with them. But overall I was very satisfied with this short, and Safdie brothers have made a new loyal fan :)

Uncut New York

[ashfordofficial · 2/10 · 28 November 2021]

2 star for its brilliant music. I don't know what they're trying to achieve with this confusing and totally uneven short. A silly failed attempt to recaptures some of the gritty, frenetic New York aesthetic that defined Uncut Gems.

The Safdie brothers capture the atmosphere of New York streets

[mikeluriarte · 10/10 · 22 January 2020]

The Safdie brothers capture the atmosphere of New York streets and the persona of the people who made a living in them.

Would like to see this guys style introduced in movies that are not set in this city just to see if It works or not. Worth a watch.

Precious metal instead of precious gems

[Horst_In_Translation · 4/10 · 18 March 2020]

"Goldman v Silverman" is an American English-language movie from 2020 that was released back in mid-January, so it is pretty much exactly 2 months old now. The directors here are Benny Safdie and Josh Safdie. The latter wrote the screenplay, while the former acts in here. By far his first performance in front of the camera, so it is not too surprising he held his own nicely here against award-winning actor Adam Sandler. Still, Sandler felt a bit more lead than Safdie I'd say, but this also has to do with the character. Kinda fitting that gold is more precious than silver too. Both actors here play street artists and Silverman gets in the way of Goldman's performance show and Goldman makes it very clear what he thinks about that. He does not want to be mocked or parodied or looked down on, especially not by another artist. I would say the confrontation moments were also among the better/best the film has to offer, not really because they are particularly good, but because when the two are separated again, it is even more boring. I thought what the Safdies got out of Robert Pattinson was pretty impressive and I am also curious about their Adam Sandler movie, which has not yet been released here, because I saw that Sandler was close to scoring his first Oscar nomination and received a great deal of awards recognition for his portrayal and I like the actor in general and think he received a lot of unfair hate throughout his career with people frequently acting as if he is as completely void of talent as Tyler Perry for example, which is definitely not the case. But I am drifting away now. What I actually wanna say is I really hope that Sandler's new feature film is better than this short film here that the trio apparently came up with when they had a little time away from shooting "Uncut Gems". The photo here on imdb looks far more interesting than the film turned out to be. Also the spray paint scene (gold on silver) was not even remotely memorable and the epilogue with Sandler's character being annoyed once again after his show at somebody else (we don't see) felt even more uninteresting. Even at way under 10 minutes, this film to me felt much longer than it actually was and did not include enough entertainment value. It would have been fine if they had not made it. I am not sure if it is included on the Uncut Gems DVD, but if so, I can hardly imagine people are going to watch this more than once. Even if they enjoyed "Uncut Gems", which I guess must be the case if they decide to buy the DVD. And once is already one time too many perhaps. Not a good outcome here overall. I give it a thumbs-down.

Worth watching

[alansabljakovic-39044 · 8/10 · 17 January 2020]

Benny Safdie and Adam Sandler are back in this crazy short filled with tension and very good score. Best Sandler movie since Couch.

A nice movie short film

[Citizenmars · 8/10 · 25 February 2020]

Just watched this short and actually was moved by it. A look at street performers and the culture they keep just to hopefully make a few bucks. It shows how territorial and cut throat it is at the bottom of the entertainment barrel. A seemingly improved dialogue and shaky handheld camera work gives this piece the realism it needed to emote in a very short period of time. I have known street performers in my time and the harsh reality they lived in and this 7 minute piece portrays this to a tee. Give it a watch and see that there are short filmmakers that are doing real work out there.