On the Line

"All this is filmed in a flat, borderline amateurish style, with lots of handheld over-the-shoulder shots in the dialogue scenes (...) Rating: ★½ (out of 5)" 

"A missed opportunity, it quickly starts to lose its way. Therefore, this is probably a movie you should ignore. If your friend calls you up and recommends it to you, that phone call is probably one you should quickly hang up on" 

"There’s something immediately tense and mysterious about an anonymous voice at the other end of a phone call (...) So it’s remarkable how writer-director Romuald Boulanger is able to over-amp that tension before dissipating it entirely over the course of 'On the Line'" 

"Using the idea of a radio show to get across much of its action, this low-budget thriller might have worked had it not made several missteps that will leave viewers feeling frustrated and annoyed (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)" 

"The acting is across-the-board woeful, with Gibson all-but sleepwalking through his role, and the preposterous denouement serves only to compound viewers' suspicions that the whole affair has been a waste of their time (...) Rating: ★ (out of 5)" 

"[Mel Gibson's] curmudgeonly persona has hardened to a point that leaves limited room to modulate, which is a problem (...) Rating: ★½ (out of 5)"