Holy Rollers (2010)
Mature themes and frequent coarse language
| Director: | Kevin Asch |
| Actors: | Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Bartha, Ari Graynor, Jason Fuchs |
Sam Gold (The Social Network’s Jesse Eisenberg) reluctantly follows the path his family has chosen for him, studying to become a Rabbi and awaiting an arranged marriage within his Orthodox Brooklyn community. When a charming neighbour, Yosef (Justin Bartha, The Hangover), senses that this may not be the future of Sam’s dreams, he asks him to transport a shipment of ‘medicine’ from Europe to the US for an Israeli friend. Sam quickly demonstrates his skill to his bosses, who take him under their wing and expose him to the exhilarating nightlife of Manhattan and Amsterdam. As Sam falls deeper into the nocturnal world of parties and easy money, he finds himself experimenting with drugs and falling for the gorgeous Rachael (Ari Graynor, Mystic River). But as the business grows, Sam’s double life begins to tear his family apart… Holy Rollers is inspired by actual events in the late 1990s when Hasidic Jews were recruited as mules to smuggle ecstasy from Europe into the United States.
| Status: | QuickPick |
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| Run time: | 85mins |
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| Aspect Ratio: | 16:9 |
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McLovin
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Meh. Sort of good but, meh, I can't be bothered to comment.
Larry
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Couldn't really get in to the Story line, in fact the whole movie was so dull that I only watched the first 30 minutes.
s.griffin
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interesting story
maximus 007
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we enjoyed this movie but i am not convinced that the jewish community would be involved with drugs sex & rock & roll can any enlighten me all in not bad but not great watchable thats all
Gabrielle
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Blaspheming the Name of Jesus ruined the entire film for me. For once I would like to see another name blasphemed other than Jesus, so FUCK HASHEM. How do the Jews like that?
Toby
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Had so much potential, just way to dry/bland. More like watching a documentary. Life to short to watch this.
BM
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Excellent film, great acting and extremely thrilling in parts. A quality film thats not too long and will keep you enthralled.
MF
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I like movies based on a true story. It was interesting to see how someone's life can change dramatically depending on who you are influenced by and how you feel about your life. Enjoyed this movie immensely.
Roger Rogerson
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You know it's not going to end well so there's a tension throughout, but it's an interesting peek into the Hasidic world and a good story. And there's a convincing ecstasy scene, which is unusual...
lance
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true event movies always interest me but i must say that after a while i couldnt help feeling this sort of flick had been done b4 and b4,so on,ect., and with that in mind i give this movie 5 outta 10