The Operator

Name: The Operator
Director: Jon Dichter
Released: 2000

Synopsis

A scoundrel is tormented by a seemingly-omniscent telephone operator.

63
New York Post
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.
63
New York Daily News
In its unleashing of relentless, cosmic retribution, The Operator is not unlike the recent "Joy Ride."
60
TV Guide Magazine
Though clearly shot on a shoestring, it's handsome, tightly written and generally well acted.
60
The New York Times
If The Operator, which is Mr. Dichter's directorial debut, has a clever concept, it clasps it much too fiercely to its chest.
50
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Utter lack of irony and curiosity.
40
Variety
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.
40
Film Threat
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.
40
Slate
A movie about a man forced to stop thinking of himself as the center of the universe ends up feeling suffocatingly self-centered.