Review of Holy Rollers (2010) by Krystal G — 21 Feb 2011

Passionnant, concis, tres bien joue, par moments reellement tragique et pourtant drole et divertissant, ce thriller de KEVIN ASCH est une excellente surprise portee par les interpretations de JUSTIN BARTHA et JESSE EISENBERG...

This review of Holy Rollers (2010) was written by Krystal G on 21 Feb 2011.

Holy Rollers has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Daniel D (1,629) on 31 Aug 2012

I can understand why this film was poorly received, in some criticisms of it, but over all it's a solid drama…

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By David Fear (910) for Time Out (7,510) on 09 Oct 2011

It’s gratifying to see Eisenberg move past nerdy-cutie parts; his slim shoulders, it seems, are capable of handling more than Michael Cera’s…

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By Jon T (527) on 27 Aug 2011

Interesting and entertaining movie - based on real life Hasidic Jew who got into the ecstasy smuggling business in the 1990's…

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By Andrew Schenker (354) for Village Voice (8,525) on 27 Jul 2012

Failing to generate either excitement as a crime story or credibility as a morality play, the film ultimately confirms the traditional values…

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By Mo A (26) on 16 Jul 2011

An interesting true story but it kind of lacked the excitement for a crime story and it's a rather sleepy crime drama as someone has already…

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By Faris A (201) on 16 Mar 2012

It looked really Interesting and started out good. Sadly it turned into unwanted scenes…

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By Matt B (1,998) on 06 Dec 2011

Eisenberg, more often an interesting absence in the center of well-cast movies than a leading man, doesn't work his arguable magic here…

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By Ryan O (407) on 09 Jul 2011

Not too bad despite all the bad reviews, interesting to watch but not alot of point in the actual movie…

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By Cameron S (183) on 15 Jun 2012

Jesse Eiseberg is becoming a fine actor - this is a good film and nice to see Bartha playing against type…

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