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The Other End of the Line (2008)

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Average Rating: 4.9/10
Reviews Counted: 19
Fresh: 7 | Rotten: 12

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Average Rating: 5.9/10
Critic Reviews: 7
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 4

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Movie Info

Jesse Metcalfe, Shriya Saran, and Anupam Kher star in director James Dodson's lightweight romantic comedy concerning an employee at an Indian call center who travels to San Francisco to be with the man she has fallen in love with over the telephone. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

PG-13, 1 hr. 46 min.

Romance

Directed By: James Dodson

Written By: Tracey Jackson

In Theaters: Oct 31, 2008 Wide

On DVD: Mar 31, 2009

Box Office:$59.1k

Blue Sky Media

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Cast

Jesse Metcalfe
Granger Woodruff
Shriya Saran
Priya Sethi
Anupam Kher
Rajeev Sethi
Sara Foster
Emory Banks
Austin Basis
Charlie
Larry Miller
Kit Hawksin

Critic Reviews for The Other End of the Line

All Critics (19) | Top Critics (7) | Fresh (7) | Rotten (12) | DVD (1)

A winning Stateside debut for beautiful Indian actress Shriya Saran.

October 31, 2008 Full Review Source: Variety

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John Anderson

Variety

Top Critic

The Other End of the Line ends up being a five-minute ad for buyer's insurance instead of an interminable interracial, international, intercultural romantic comedy.

October 31, 2008 Full Review Source: Boston Globe

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Wesley Morris

Boston Globe

Top Critic

The movie is like a glass of Sprite that has been left on the counter too long: transparent, sweet and flat.

October 31, 2008 Full Review Source: Globe and Mail

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Liam Lacey

Globe and Mail

Top Critic

A feather-light romantic comedy that's laborious when it ought to be effervescent; The Other End of the Line is the latest exchange in an awkward conversation between two film industries.

October 31, 2008 Full Review Source: Toronto Star

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Jason Anderson

Toronto Star

Top Critic

It's not fair to ask that a romantic comedy be entirely realistic — but some level of plausibility would make the jokes go down easier, as would a touch of delicacy in the writing.

October 30, 2008 Full Review Source: NPR.org

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Bob Mondello

NPR.org

Top Critic

A charming old-fashioned romantic comedy transposed to today's global dating world.

October 18, 2008 Comment

Duane Byrge

Hollywood Reporter

Top Critic

This example of the cross-cultural romance makes the genre seem hopelessly exhausted.

March 21, 2009 Full Review Source: Cinema Signals

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Jules Brenner

Cinema Signals

...contrivances to the point of absurdity...

November 7, 2008 Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review

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Jim Lane

Sacramento News & Review

At its simplest level, this is a sweet, if forgettable trifle starring two healthy, bright-eyed young lovers who look great on each other's arm.

November 4, 2008 Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine

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Amy Nicholson

Boxoffice Magazine

Superior to a lot of the bigger-budgeted, starrier-cast romantic comedies that come out of Hollywood...but too lightweight and rough around the edges to amount to anything more than a harmless time-waster.

November 4, 2008 Full Review Source: One Guy's Opinion

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Frank Swietek

One Guy's Opinion

The film settles into a pattern of predictable romance interspersed, thanks to the antics of Priya's relations, with broad family farce.

November 3, 2008 Full Review Source: Screen International

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John Hazelton

Screen International

The Other End of the Line isn't always convincing on the romance front. As a comedy about culture clash, however, The Other End of the Line works nicely.

October 31, 2008 Full Review Source: Jam! Movies

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Liz Braun

Jam! Movies

By the time the filmmakers have set up all the story lines that will blend for a very long third act, the predictability factor has become all but unbearable.

October 31, 2008 Full Review Source: Seattle Times

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John Hartl

Seattle Times

... a buffet of romantic comedy comfort food: the good old American standbys complemented by bland international dishes.

October 30, 2008 Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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Sean Axmaker

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

At a time when our global standing is sinking like a stone, it's comforting to know that, at least on the big screen, we can still land the babes no matter how obnoxious we are.

October 30, 2008 Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly

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Tim Grierson

L.A. Weekly

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Sweet movie, something a bit different in a romantic comedy. Not overly convincing, I guess, but so nice that I was able to overlook it. Story is that Priya works in call centre in India for an American bank. To avoid getting abused, the staff there pretend to be American and that's how she starts talking to

July 22, 2011