The Operator
First Look International | Release Date: October 12, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
44
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
6
Negative:
1
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63
New York PostLou Lumenick
The performances are so solid - and newcomer Jon Dichter's direction (he also wrote the script) is so utterly assured - that the rather contrived ending barely seems to detract from the film's entertainment value. Read full review
63
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
In its unleashing of relentless, cosmic retribution, The Operator is not unlike the recent "Joy Ride." Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Though clearly shot on a shoestring, it's handsome, tightly written and generally well acted. Read full review
60
The New York TimesStephen Holden
If The Operator, which is Mr. Dichter's directorial debut, has a clever concept, it clasps it much too fiercely to its chest. Read full review
50
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
Utter lack of irony and curiosity. Read full review
40
VarietyLael Loewenstein
A mostly slick, intelligent psychological thriller/modern morality tale flawed by occasional lapses of subtlety and a central performance that veers just to the wrong side of empathetic. Read full review
40
Film ThreatRon Wells
Despite some brief nudity and much swearing, the whole endeavor feels like some sort of half-assed Christian "Adventures in Faith" story I might have endured in Sunday school. Read full review
40
SlateDavid Edelstein
A movie about a man forced to stop thinking of himself as the center of the universe ends up feeling suffocatingly self-centered. Read full review
20
Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
Can't surmount its own ineptitude. Read full review
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