Movie #3354 “Hanukkah on the Rocks” — another strong film to me mostly because it was fun to watch. The stage business introduces us to many of the Jewish traditions, but they occur not in people’s homes but in in a local bar — and there’s something nice about that — the activities bring all these people together like a family. Her family was fun to watch, too (I loved the little boy, esp) and his relatives were mostly in the bar, so we got to know them well. The film is quirky, full of humor and good food and cool drinks. It also showed that not all lawyers love their work (esp. corporate ones) because the lead girl had so much more fun making drinks at the bar in this film. I gave this a 4.8 because I felt the conflict was a bit manufactured but the film had established so many layered secrets that came smoothly to a nice high point when the truth was reveled. And I felt another negative, though small, was that the music was too loud in key scenes. Otherwise, I highly recommend it.
“HANUKKAH ON THE ROCKS” 2024
A recently unemployed lawyer Tory embarks on a journey to find Hanukkah candles, leading her to a Chicago bar where she transforms the holiday spirit, and finds the courage to pursue a new path in life.
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