The Other End of the Line (2008)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

James Dodson

Writer (WGA):

Tracey Jackson (written by)

Release Date:

12 February 2009 (Singapore)

Genre:

Romance

Tagline:

Two countries. Two cultures. One chance at love.

Plot:

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

Cast

Jesse Metcalfe	...	Granger Woodruff
Shriya	...	Priya Sethi
Larry Miller	...	Kit Hawksin
Michael Chen	...	Mike
Nouva Monika Wahlgren	...	Ula (as Nauva Green)
Sara Foster	...	Emory Banks
Harry Key	...	New York Waiter
Austin Basis	...	Charlie Hendricks
Tara Sharma	...	Zia
Sushmita Mukherjee	...	Manju Sethi
Jai Thade	...	Govinda
Suhita Thatte	...	Priya's Aunt #2
Anupam Kher	...	Rajeev Sethi
Avantika Akerkar	...	Miss Prasad
Neel Tolani	...	Aditya
Sai Gundewar	...	Priya's Colleague #1
Shivani Tanksale	...	Priya's Colleague #2
Asheesh Kapur	...	Vikram Bhaitia
Vandana Gupte	...	Megha Bhatia
Shishir Sharma	...	Sanjay Bhatia
Gita Solo	...	Desk Clerk, Mary Pat
Anna Maria Pinna	...	Blond Bar Girl
Kanika Shivpuri	...	Sister
Polly Shroff	...	Auntie Rani
Devika Luniya	...	Anji
Worngam	...	Haejin
Gagan Mudgal	...	Sajarit
Jay Weinstein	...	Hotel Bell Boy
Garrett Griffin	...	Old Salt
Peter Farrel	...	Castro Guy
Vineet Kapoor	...	Akshay
Anju Jaitle	...	Aunt Pingy
Mukesh Ahuja	...	Uncle Givi
Mona Punjabi	...	Party Woman
Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal	...	Givi's Wife
Shaukat Baig	...	Doctor #1
Anup Burte	...	Doctor #2
Aaron Patrick Freeman	...	Concierge
Christian Middelthon	...	Businessman
Nina Bergman	...	Wife
Parvesh Cheena	...	NY Cabbie
Shaun Williams	...	Balveer
Ali Fazal	...	Vij
Cathy Cavadini	...	Special Voice Artist (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Al Perez	...	Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited)
Brian Vowell	...	Businessman (uncredited)

Directed by
James Dodson

Writing credits (WGA)
Tracey Jackson		(written by)

Produced by
Patrick Aiello	....	executive producer
Ashok Amritraj	....	producer
Debbie Brubaker	....	line producer: San Francisco
Pete Chiarelli	....	producer
Manu Gargi	....	line producer
Nick Hamson	....	executive producer
Elizabeth Ingold	....	producer
Lars Sylvest	....	executive producer

Original Music by
BC Smith

Cinematography by
Harlan Bosmajian

Film Editing by
Ethan Maniquis

Casting by
Emily Schweber
Shanoo Sharma

Art Direction by
Jim Edelhauser

Set Decoration by
Kalpa Dave
Jessica M. Lapin

Costume Design by
Inanna Bantu

Makeup Department
Shabana Latif	....	hair stylist
Shabana Latif	....	key makeup artist
Viola Rock	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Sean Findley	....	post-production supervisor
Urfi Kazmi	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gino Caputi	....	first assistant director
Karan Kapadia	....	second assistant director
Grace Liu	....	second assistant director
Aditya Mandke	....	third assistant director
Nitya Mehra	....	first assistant director
Ananya Rane	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Jessica M. Lapin	....	property master

Sound Department
Joshua Adeniji	....	foley editor
Amit Ahire	....	adr recordist
Michael Baird	....	supervising sound designer
Michael P. Cook	....	adr editor
Robert Dehn	....	assistant sound editor
Robert Dehn	....	sound studio manager
Brian Dettor	....	boom operator
Levent Erdogan	....	foley editor
Brent Findley	....	sound effects editor
Allie Fitz	....	supervising adr editor
Jason Gaya	....	sound recordist
Judah Getz	....	adr mixer
Scott Hinkley	....	sound re-recording mixer
Richard Kitting	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
Andrew Morgado	....	adr mixer
Vic Radulich	....	dialogue editor
John Reese	....	sound editor

Camera and Electrical Department
Tim Bellen	....	Steadicam operator
Tom Gleason	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera, additional photography
Rashid Jam	....	grip
David Moir	....	still photographer
David Mong	....	grip: San Francisco
Vadia Potenza	....	camera operator: second unit
Sanjay Sami	....	camera operator
Sanjay Sami	....	key grip
Brett Walters	....	first assistant camera

Animation Department
Kiran Juneja

Casting Department
Sarah Kliban	....	background casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Annie Rothschild	....	costumer
Lisa Russey	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Joe D'Angelo	....	post-production administrator
Lance Spindler	....	post-production (uncredited)

Music Department
Gina Amador	....	music supervisor
Satnam Ramgotra	....	musician: percussion
Bryon Rickerson	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Bundy Chanock	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Dale Bhagwagar	....	publicist
Eric Fitzgerald	....	title designer
Eddie Granillo	....	location manager
Kanishka Mehta	....	production co-ordinator

Production Companies

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures) (presents)
• Hyde Park Entertainment (presents)
• Adlabs Films (in association with)
• Brass Hat Films

Distributors

• Cathay-Keris Films (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Blue Sky Media (2008) (Czech Republic) (all media)
• Pinema (2008) (Turkey) (all media) (distributor)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Sonic Magic  sound post-production
• Sony Pictures Stock Footage  stock footage

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some suggestive material.

Runtime:

USA:106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Soundtrack:

SO HOT

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.