Holy Moly!

I always thought of people associated with the drug business as sleazy, unshaven guys wearing hooded sweatshirts and lurking in corners. When I see individuals in traditional religious clothing while out in the community, the thought never crosses my mind that they are doing something “shady”.

Apparently other’s have the same assumptions as I do, and that is why a group of Hasidic Jews were able to smuggle over 1 million ecstasy pills into the United States during the late nineties.

Holy Rollers now streaming via Netflix, is about a young man (Sam) that is following his family’s path for his life. When plans for an arranged marriage are broken, Sam is convinced by a neighbor (Yosef) to smuggle in “Medicine” from Amsterdam. After Sam’s first smuggling trip goes well, Sam begins to separate from his family and gets caught up in the “risky” lifestyle of a smuggler.

I am not going to give the ending away, but as you can imagine with every rise comes a fall.

“Holly Rollers” was based on true events, and I believed was a good depiction of the event. This movie did a great job at portraying both the values and expectations of those living in these tight knit communities.
The film itself was fairly slow, and not very exciting. Holy rollers did an excellent job at capturing the events of the story and the characters involved, but did not have much action.

I found this movie interesting, but if you are looking for a thrilling movie about drugs and the “fast life” this movie is not for you.