Film Review – Holy Days

Veteran actress Nat Boltt (“District 9,” “Riverdale”) makes her feature-length directorial debut with “Holy Days,” also handling screenwriting duties with this adaptation of Joy Cowley’s 2000 novel. The story is a step back in time, following three nuns and their young charge in 1974 as they attempt to save their convent from land developers and the destructive ways of a wrecking ball. It’s an audience-pleaser from Boltt, who understands the tonality of such a tale, capably blending a few stretches of broadness with plenty of tenderness, examining the fragile mental state of a boy who’s lost his mother and nuns about to lose their home. “Holy Days” isn’t big on surprises, but it offers time with fantastic actors who capably deliver nuanced emotions and bits of humor as Boltt creates a consistently entertaining road trip movie. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com