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- But "Holy Rollers" is surprisingly matter of fact. Nobody gets shot, nobody gets chased, and Sam's anguish is internal. The film's failure is to get from A to B. We buy both good Sam and bad Sam, but we don't see him making the transition. The film expects us to assume too much.
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Jun 2, 2010 · "Holy Rollers" is said to be based on a true story, circa the late 1990s, of how Hasidic Jews from Brooklyn Heights were used to smuggle millions of Ecstasy pills from Amsterdam to New York. They weren't stopped by U.S. Customs because they were so far from the profile of drug runners.
May 21, 2010 · Movie Review | 'Holy Rollers' A Drug Dealer Who’s Hasidic. Share full article. Jesse Eisenberg and Justin Bartha in “Holy Rollers,” directed by Kevin Asch. First Independent Films....
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May 21, 2010 · 52% Tomatometer 91 Reviews 33% Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings A Jewish youth (Jesse Eisenberg) risks being ostracized from his religious community when he becomes a drug mule for his best friend's...
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Holy Rollers Reviews. All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Michael Leader Den of Geek. Perhaps it's the double-edged sword of using religious concepts as the backbone of...
Oct 14, 2010 · Holy Rollers — Film Review. With a narrative based on news accounts about Hasidic Jews smuggling ecstasy into the U.S. from Europe during the '90s, "Holy Rollers" squanders a...
May 20, 2010 · 'Make It Quick' Media no longer available. A slight film resting almost too comfortably on the slender shoulders of actor Jesse Eisenberg, Holy Rollers tells a startling, true story about...
As of June 2020, the film holds a 52% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 90 reviews with an average rating of 5.44/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Despite a promising premise and a solid central performance from Jesse Eisenberg, Holy Rollers lacks the depth necessary to overcome its cliched script."
