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12/01/07
Holly (2007)
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Reviews Counted:22
Fresh:14
Rotten:8
Average Rating:6.3/10
Consensus: Despite some execution problems, Holly remains a realistic and gritty look at child sex slavery.
Theatrical Release:Nov 9, 2007 Limited
Synopsis: This heartbreaking and harrowing drama centers on child prostitution in Cambodia. A Vietnamese family sells their 12-year-old daughter (Thuy Nguyen) over the border, and an American man (Ron... [More]
Starring: Ron Livingston, Virginie Ledoyen, Udo Kier, Chris Penn
Director: Guy Moshe
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10/18/08
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07/16/08
While Yaron Orbach's camera repeatedly evokes Patrick's naïveté and yearning, the setting also remains resolutely "foreign."
11/14/07
A grittily realistic picture of a very unpretty world.
11/09/07
The almost amateur impression of 'Holly' allows for emphasis on what this urgent tale is about, rather than on any neat, packaged film-ness.
11/02/07
Newcomer Thuy Nguyen, only 14 during production, holds her own with natural aplomb.
08/04/07
Half drama, half social tract, Guy Moshe's feature debut is meant to illustrate the horrors of child prostitution in Southeast Asia. The intentions, unfortunately, are more notable than the execution.
11/09/07
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01/03/08
The dramatization of child sexual slavery comes across more involved in education than entertainment, its tone less melodramatic than what we found in 'Trade.'
10/17/07
There's a riveting story lurking inside Holly; It's just not the one the filmmakers want to tell.
11/09/07
Top CriticDespite its best intentions, Holly never achieves the dramatic clarity it needs to put its human suffering into galvanizing perspective.
11/30/07
Well-meaning but terminally dull.
11/30/07
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10/18/08
Despite a strong performance by Livingston, the film is sunk by sluggish pacing, straight-ahead plotting and an unresolved ending -- not to mention its inability to convince us that anything much can be done about sexual slavery.
11/09/07
Top Critic...it's easy to imagine how another director might have felt the need to switch to slo-mo and cue the violins.
11/21/07
The film's meandering narrative, melodramatic conclusion and underdeveloped characters overshadow the genuinely shocking abuses it condemns.
11/09/07
Even if it's the story of a white guy trying to save the day, it's also just a man looking to rescue an innocent girl from a life she never chose.
11/08/07
Ultimately, Holly might have been more effective as a documentary.
11/30/07
Though the storytelling is haphazard, artistry often transcends mere good intentions.
11/06/07
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