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23 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 60VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonPerfectly harmless, often humorous, featherweight confection -- think "Serendipity" re-imagined as a teen-skewing Saturday morning sitcom.
- 50USA TodayClaudia PuigUSA TodayClaudia PuigWhen so many PG-13 movies are encroaching on R-rated turf, it's heartening to see a film that responsibly approaches its audience.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleThe movie has some clumsy dialogue and awkward turns, but the picture is brisk and likable.
- 50Miami HeraldConnie OgleMiami HeraldConnie OgleOn the Line's cutesy premise is no more ridiculous than that of most romantic comedies.
- 40Film ThreatMichael DequinaFilm ThreatMichael DequinaNot a good film. In fact, it's a rather bad example of that already barrel-bottom-scraping genre, the teenybopper romantic comedy.
- 40Los Angeles TimesGene SeymourLos Angeles TimesGene SeymourSophisticated romantic comedy for people who think "Corky Romano" is trenchant political satire.
- 30L.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonL.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonBass isn't a gifted actor, but he retains his dignity, mostly by keeping his head down and avoiding the eyes of the idiots around him.
- 25Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertAn agonizingly creaky movie that laboriously plods through a plot so contrived that the only thing real about it is its length.
- 25New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanWhether he's the victim of poor directing or misguided ambition, Bass is almost entirely charisma-free.
- 11Austin ChronicleKimberley JonesAustin ChronicleKimberley JonesInstantly forgettable.