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07/10/09
The Operator (2001)
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Reviews Counted:20
Fresh:9
Rotten:11
Average Rating:5/10
Synopsis: Womanizing, gambling hotshot lawyer Gary Whelan (Michael Laurence) finds his life turned upside down after he insults a telephone operator (Jacqueline Kim) in this offbeat black comedy. Deciding to... [More]
Starring: Michael Laurence, Jacqueline Kim, Brion James, Christa Miller
Director: Jon Dichter
Reviews for The Operator
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12/06/05
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10/08/05
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12/08/02
The movie goes way over the top near the end, but unlike Hollywood films, which would've added violence and a car chase, The Operator's excesses all are in keeping with its theme.
04/05/02
This debut film from local writer-director Jon Dichter has an interesting concept, but its execution feels a bit amateurish, especially in the dialogue.
01/25/02
...Dichter expects us to accept his abrupt transformation from ruthless player to spiritual convert with nothing more than a teary confession.
01/24/02
... a showcase for Michael Laurence, a little-known New York theater actor, who delivers a persuasive and finely detailed portrait of a despicable man.
12/21/01
The film would benefit from another pair of eyes.
12/09/01
The kind of picture for which the phrase 'shows promise' was invented...As a theatrical offering, though, it's way out of its league.
12/08/01
Except for its excesses and too-easy end, Mr. Dichter's original script takes us into Coen country.
12/06/01
The problem with the central character is that he starts off on such a low note of weak resistance that he doesn’t have all that far to fall.
10/18/01
Though clearly shot on a shoestring, it's handsome, tightly written and generally well acted.
10/15/01
It's not very often you get to see a feature film in which Hindu, Buddhist, and Christian wisdom work together to save a person's soul.
10/13/01
Ends up feeling suffocatingly self-centered.
10/12/01
The closer we get to unveiling Shiva ... the more ludicrous a conceit she becomes.
10/12/01
A nifty little indie sleeper.
10/12/01
Until it swerves out of control, however, The Operator ... offers a reasonably entertaining caricature of macho nouveau-riche hubris.
10/12/01
Top CriticWould be insufferably preachy if it weren't such a rookie's-first-day botch.
10/09/01
A pretty good time, especially considering its obvious budget constraints.
10/01/01
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