Kevin Garnett's role in 'Uncut Gems' isn’t a cameo to set the scene or show clout. He’s really acting, and he’s really great
In Uncut Gems, Kevin Garnett plays … Kevin Garnett. Photo: Jim Davis/The Boston Globe via Getty Images This story was originally published during the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, but we are republishing it as the film’s trailer has finally arrived.
In Gems, Kevin Garnett plays … Kevin Garnett. It’s not a gag, like Mike Tyson in The Hangover; it’s not like Julia Roberts’s cameo in Ocean’s Twelve, where Julia Roberts-as-Tess is talked into pretending to be the actual Julia Roberts because they sorta look alike. An R&B star has a cameo in Hustlers that is legitimately breathtaking because it punctuates the whole slick, exclusive world inside a strip club where women can monetize desire — this isn’t that either.
Garnett, then playing for the Celtics, walks into Howard’s store with a small entourage, brought there by Howard’s well-connected middleman, Demany . Howard is extroverted and a salesman, not starstruck or a fanboy; basketball lights his brain on fire. He calls him KG, trots out some kitschy goods . Only because he’s KG, and because he’s here in his store, Howard brings out something special just to show it off.
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