The Other End of the Line

2007
PG-13
1h 46m

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

6.4K

YOUR RATING

This is the theatrical trailer for The Other End of the Line, directed by James Dodson.

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Comedy Drama Family Romance

An employee at an Indian call-center travels to San Francisco to be with a guy she falls for over the phone.An employee at an Indian call-center travels to San Francisco to be with a guy she falls for over the phone.An employee at an Indian call-center travels to San Francisco to be with a guy she falls for over the phone.

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IMDb RATING

6.1/10

6.4K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
The movie is the first combination between the Indian powerhouse production house, Adlabs, with their American counterpart MGM. The film was co-produced by the Indian-American producer Ashok Amritraj and Patrick Aiello.

Goofs
With all the agitation over Priya flying by herself to America, her family never once considers calling her on her cell phone rather than flying halfway around the world to search for her.

Quotes
Granger Woodruff: Nothing should ever hold a man back from his future.

Connections
References Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

Soundtracks
Everything
Written by Rick Garcia and William V. Malpede
Performed by The Jack Darby, featuring Sire

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Review

Featured review

7/10

I wanted to like this movie more!

All the elements were there, but the editing was flat and scenes tended to play out way past their usefulness.

Thinking it was directed by an Eastern Indian, I excused these things to my companion as, "Well, perhaps they have a different sensibility and sense of timing in Mumbai." But then I learned it was written and directed by Americans and was doubly depressed.

...Line has a great premise and is mostly acted and directed well. Maybe I'm too used to the fast pace of a/a films and TV, but scenes trailed off with no 'button,' some of the time actors looked adrift and the Indian actors ("Jennifer's" relatives in particular) were very melodramatic and over-the-top. All IMO, of course.

All that aside, I teared up at the right moments and for the most part enjoyed the two leads. I'd recommend it, but unfortunately not whole-heartedly.