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On_Line (2002)

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Reviews Counted:39

Fresh:15

Rotten:24

Average Rating:4.6/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 86 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Jun 27, 2003 Limited

Box Office: $25,658

Synopsis: Set in Manhattan's cybersex industry, "On_Line" at first appears to be about people getting off without ever touching (if you've never done it you'll learn, from one explosively directed sequence,... Set in Manhattan's cybersex industry, "On_Line" at first appears to be about people getting off without ever touching (if you've never done it you'll learn, from one explosively directed sequence, precisely how such a thing might happen). But the film, directed by Jed Weintrob – a digital junkie from the early days of interactive entertainment – has a lot more on its mind than just sex. John Roth (Josh Hamilton) runs a live erotic Website called Intercon-X. Though profitable, the site, which he owns with his roommate Moe (Harold Perrineau), keeps John at home in a state of perpetual frustration. We get the sense that John likes living this way: he works between shots of peppermint schnapps and webcam diary entries in which he pines for his ex-fiancée. Built around revealing and often funny streaming video sessions with net-izens like "man-on-man" host Al Fleming (John Fleck), Internet fantasy girl Jordan Nash (Vanessa Ferlito), self-destructive artist Moira Ingalls (Isabel Gillies) and Ohio innocent Ed Simone (Eric Millegan), "On_Line" uses a groundbreaking mix of new technology and romantic narrative to tell a classic New York story. [More]

Starring: Josh Hamilton, Harold Perrineau, Vanessa Ferlito, Isabel Gillies

Starring: Josh Hamilton, Harold Perrineau, Vanessa Ferlito, Isabel Gillies, John Fleck, Eric Millegan, Liz Owens

Director: Jed Weintrob

Director: Jed Weintrob
Screenwriter: Andrew Osborne, Jed Weintrob
Producer: Tanya Selvaratnam, Adam Brightman
Composer: Roger Neill
Studio: Indican Pictures

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  • John (Josh Hamilton, The Bourne Identity) runs Intercon-X, a successful erotic web site, from his Manhattan apartment. His streaming video regulars include a fantasy girl, a "man-on-man" host, a self-destructive artist, and an innocent midwestern student. Director Jed Weintraub uses a groundbreaking mix of new technology and narrative form to tell their sexy and romantic New York story. 97 min. DVD is [CC]
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    Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
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    Full Review Source: Boston Herald | comment Comment
    07/18/05
    Paul Sherman
    Paul Sherman
    Boston Herald

    A [reasonably] compelling, refreshingly non-judgmental look at the newest phase of one-handed clapping.

    Full Review Source: Portland Mercury | comment Comment
    01/21/05
    Andrew Wright
    Andrew Wright
    Portland Mercury

    Although far-fetched at times, On Line gives us likable enough characters and several laugh out loud moments. Director Jed Weintrob has a distinct visual flair.

    Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
    05/08/04
    Brian Mckay
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    Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
    03/29/04
    James Berardinelli
    James Berardinelli
    ReelViews
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    With a fearlessness for being honest, the situations the characters find themselves in are embarrassing and laugh-out-loud funny.

    Full Review Source: Movie Views | comment Comment
    03/28/04
    Ryan Cracknell
    Ryan Cracknell
    Movie Views

    Amateurish drivel, which is headed for Skinemax in a hurry.

    Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
    10/03/03
    Bill Muller
    Bill Muller
    Arizona Republic
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    The youthful cast is lively enough to make the enterprise almost work, presenting a time capsule of cyber- communication that should be more interesting 20 years from now.

    Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
    09/11/03
    John Monaghan
    John Monaghan
    Detroit Free Press
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    A 90-minute hairy-palm horror show, one that will strike terror into the heart of anyone who shares a keyboard with a lonely, Web-crazed roommate.

    Full Review Source: Philadelphia Daily News | comment Comment
    08/15/03
    Gary Thompson
    Gary Thompson
    Philadelphia Daily News
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    Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
    08/09/03
    Boston Phoenix

    Weintrob's stylish visuals mimic Web technologies, which succeed in making his characters seem all the more removed from reality. Now if someone would find a way to equip theater seats with a 'delete' key, we could be rid of them completely.

    Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
    07/25/03
    Janice Page
    Janice Page
    Boston Globe
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    There's something so familiar and commonplace about this story and its characters -- and maybe that has something to do with how much the Internet is a part of our everyday lives -- it's hard to get particularly thrilled.

    Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
    07/11/03
    Desson Thomson
    Desson Thomson
    Washington Post
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    It does a good job of portraying the day-to-day life of these online obsessives, but we realize eventually that they are more interesting because they are online.

    Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
    07/11/03
    Roger Ebert
    Roger Ebert
    Chicago Sun-Times
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    If you like scenes of characters sticking hands down their pants, this is the film for you.

    Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
    07/10/03
    Robert K. Elder
    Robert K. Elder
    Chicago Tribune
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    A pleasant, small comedy that will have you smiling.

    Full Review Source: PopcornQ | comment Comment
    07/03/03
    Brandon Judell
    Brandon Judell
    PopcornQ

    On_Line is the kind of thing I dread -- a movie about digital technology directed by an expert in interactive media and video games.

    Full Review Source: New York Observer | comment Comment
    07/03/03
    Rex Reed
    Rex Reed
    New York Observer
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    Doomed by Weintrob's passion for the Web, his passionless characters are little more than manipulated 'bots' -- and audiences, absenting possible hipster appeal, may vote more zeroes than ones for this digital tale.

    Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
    07/01/03
    Doris Toumarkine
    Doris Toumarkine
    Film Journal International

    At its heart, On_Line is just an old-fashioned movie about people, relationships and making connections in an isolated world. And in this sense, the movie is very successful.

    Full Review Source: Premiere Magazine | comment Comment
    07/01/03
    Laine Ewen
    Laine Ewen
    Premiere Magazine

    Well-crafted late-night sleaze.

    Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
    06/28/03
    Andrew O'Hehir
    Andrew O'Hehir
    Salon.com
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    Take away the computers and DSL lines and it's the 1950s of Jules Feiffer and Mike Nichols and Elaine May all over again, without the shrewdness and bite.

    Full Review Source: Newsday | comment Comment
    06/27/03
    Gene Seymour
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    Newsday
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