Other End of the Line (Widescreen)
by James Dodson
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Actor: Anupam Kher, Austin Basis, Jesse Metcalfe, Larry Miller, Sara FosterDirector: James Dodson
Brand: MGM
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 105 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-03-31
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Movie Reviews of Other End of the Line (Widescreen)
Movie Review: Makes you think twice before getting angry with customer service
Summary: 5 Stars
Intercultural love stories are pretty common nowadays, and they all follow a pretty similar pattern: boy and girl meet; they fall in love; one of them hides a secret about his/her past; the traditional foreign family messes up the relationship by forcing the partner to reveal the secret; then one of them flies around the world and proclaims his/her love.
"On the Other End of the Line" doesn't deviate from the pattern, but does improve upon it. The plot idea involves an interest twist: finding love over a credit card customer service hotline. The movie never gets too silly or unrealistic (there's no sudden revelations that, say, the bride had an affair with the best man or scenes of hundreds of brides chasing a hapless groom). Unlike many romantic comedies, this movie actually has some comedy. Even though we have seen plenty of comedies involving Indian families and such scenes could easily become stale, my wife and I found ourselves laughing out loud at some of the conversation between Shriya Saran (Priya) and her family (for example, her father's view on marriage: "Happiness? Do you think I was happy when I married your mother?").
Indeed, the actors were generally warm, likable, and funny. Shriya Saran never overplayed or overdramatized her character's family and culture problems (as happens often in movies about intercultural love stories). The movie also avoids stereotyping Priya's family as "the traditional Indian family" by allowing the her father a few comedic moments to shine alone without the main characters. Even Jesse Metcalfe (whom I only know from Desperate Housewives) plays his character as a realistic mix of the charming "all-American hunk" and a sensitive young man with real fears. Many love movies have a scene when the characters supposedly have a deep, intimate conversation about their hopes and fears, but these scenes are typically shallow and unconvincing. When Metcalfe's character tells Priya about his fears (namely, failing in his career), I actually sympathized with him and could easily imagine such a conversation taking outside of Hollywood.
Overall, "On the Other End of the Line" is both funny and sweet. It may not be the most exciting movie of the year, but is probably better than most of the romantic comedies out there.
Summary of Other End of the Line (Widescreen)
Synopsis:Item Type: DVD Movie
Item Rating: PG13
Street Date: 03/31/09
Wide Screen: yes
Director Cut: no
Special Edition: no
LanguageENGLISH
Foreign Film: no
Subtitlesno
Dubbed: no
Full Frame: no
Re-Release: no
Packaging: Sleeve Please note: This supplier will be closed on 11/24, 11/25, 12/26, 1/2 for the holidays. The shipping cut off is 12/10 to try and have the products delivered by Christmas.
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