Archive for November, 2008
Nov 02, 2008
Variety Film Review: The Other End of the Line
The title makes it sound like a Western, but “The Other End of the Line” is more of an Eastern-Western, offering a pretty savvy take on the romantic possibilities of subcontinental telemarketing. .. Some of scripter Tracey Jackson’s best material is in the call-center scenes, where often beleaguered, well-mannered Indians are abused daily over the phone. (“Can I get out of New Jersey?” one worker pleads. “Everyone’s swearing at me.” No, her supervisor says: “Everyone starts in New Jersey.”)
