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Inspired by a true story of a young Hasidic man who was lured into the world of international drug trafficking in the late 90s.
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| Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumFeels staged and exoticized in the way stories about insular communities often do when told by outsiders. |
| Moving Pictures MagazineAnnlee EllingsonThe appeal of this pitch is the juxtaposition of Sam's strict religious upbringing and the criminal underworld. Eisenberg delivers on this promise. |
| I.E. WeeklyAmy NicholsonEisenberg is such a solid, serious young actor that the film plays as social problem drama. |
| Shared DarknessBrent SimonThe movie doesn't implicitly choose sides, and debut feature director Kevin Asch keeps the tone relaxed and real, so one has an appreciation of the sincerity of Sam's faith without it becoming a smothering trait. |
| Flick FilosopherMaryAnn Johansont's a familiar story -- Nice Kid gets mixed up in Bad Things -- but as first-time feature director Kevin Asch tells it, there's extra potency to the contrast between the Nice and the Bad. |
| Gordon and the WhaleChase WhaleThe one and only problem I had with HOLY ROLLERS was the pacing. I found myself getting slightly bored and at times, looking at my watch. I'm sure it's not easy to mesh Orthodox Judaism and Ecstasy, but Asch did a pretty good job. |
| Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerHis drug-smuggling underworld, specifically the Amsterdam-New York connection, is likewise drably depicted. Is this because director Kevin Asch and screenwriter Antonio Macia deliberately played it down, or are they just incompetent? I’ll be charitable and vote for the former, but sometimes sensationalism is preferable to being altogether unsensational. |
| MovieFreak.comSara Michelle FettersAll that said, two things immediately allow this film to rise above its shortcomings. The first is the setting. The second is Jesse Eisenberg. |
| Entertainment InsidersJanos GerebenThough it lacks depth, Holy Rollers captures your attention early on and is able to sustain this momentum throughout. Kevin Asch has learned from his influences well and his feature debut takes its place among the better recent independent crime dramas. |
| Boston PhoenixZak JasonAn unlikely fusion of Almost Famous and Scarface featuring Hasidic Jews. |