A flawed and formulaic but watchable little fable about the pursuit of true love.
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10/25/01
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On the Line (2001)
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Reviews Counted:68
Fresh:12
Rotten:56
Average Rating:3.5/10
Consensus: An inept attempt at a romantic comedy aimed at 'Nsync fans.
Theatrical Release:Oct 26, 2001 Wide
Box Office: $4,201,288
Synopsis: Kevin (LANCE BASS) has everything going for him, but his lifelong lack of confidence keeps him from recognizing love and happiness - even if it's sitting next to him. When Kevin meets the girl of... [More]
Starring: Lance Bass, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Joey Fatone, Jerry Stiller
Director: Eric Bross
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Reviews for On the Line
The boys would be wise not to give up their day jobs just yet.
10/25/01
Here is a movie so uncool, it had to import cool by renting the Reverend Al Green for a little crooning.
10/25/01
Let's be blunt: Bass can't really act.
10/25/01
A romantic comedy that's thinner than a copy of Bop magazine and proves, once again -- see Carey, Mariah -- that the transition from pop star to thespian is no easy leap to make.
10/25/01
Top CriticThe lack of resonant or even interesting characters is matched by the toothless script and lifeless direction.
10/25/01
For the preteen girls that are its target audience, On the Line delivers just what they crave... Everyone else, though, will be rolling their eyes.
10/25/01
Lance Bass, say 'Bye Bye Bye' to your dreams of movie stardom.
10/25/01
Downright torture for adults, it may prove too unsophisticated even for its preteen target audience.
10/25/01
There is plenty that is dreadful about On the Line ... but the fact that the movie is not unbearable is reason for parents everywhere to heave a sigh of relief.
10/25/01
Bass has a charming, quiet anxiety that draws you toward him.
10/25/01
Top CriticThe duo come off with an easy, natural charm.
10/25/01
On the Line knows its target audience very well.
10/25/01
Top CriticLike all trifles that use unbearable amounts of saccharine to cover up poor quality, this one leaves a bad aftertaste.
10/23/01
Top CriticThere's more plot and inventiveness in the average 'N Sync music video than in Eric Aronson and Paul Stanton's sweet nothing of a script and antiseptic direction by Eric Bross.
10/21/01
Top CriticBass and Fatone's work ultimately proves why they are the two-fifths of *NSYNC that generally skulks in the background.
10/19/01
This romantic comedy redefines the low-end of its genre, with a stale, predictable plot, 100 per cent fizzling jokes, awful acting and a sit-com quality production.
10/18/01
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June 10, 2005:
Professional "Scrub" Wants to be a "Homie"
The consistently amusing Donald Faison ("Clueless," TV's "Scrubs") has signed on for the lead role in "Homie Spumoni," says Variety. Mike Cerrone... More...
October 22, 2001:
The film is rumored to feature original songs that can't be found on 'NSync's latest album, Celebrity. 
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