Outsourced (2007)

Outsourced-Good film

Outsourced was an entertaining and very funny film which I rate at four stars along with the majority of Amazon reviewers. The film obviously is about outsourcing and presents this as a source of wealth, but also a potential problem even for India when competing with China in the world market.

The story is delightful and paints the working population of India as practical, competitive, polite and hard working. It also pulls no punches about the many problems of India. The opening scenes are charming showing an American businessman traveling through India to his new assignment and his encounters with colorful local people.

One scene which typifies the film illustrates his travels on a crowded Indian train where a small boy offers him his seat. Then, as if it were the most natural thing, the boy climbs into his lap and resumes his fidgeting. A little later when the businessman offers another small boy some money as charity the child hugs the man out of gratitude. Then, just as we start to think "how nice", the child lifts his wallet.
October 30, 2008

Worth the Rental!

This movie is really good and very funny and everyone should rent it and see what I mean. October 28, 2008

Culture shock and love - a sleeper movie

Outsourced is one of those quiet movies that are nevertheless an enjoyable watch. When Josh finds his job outsourced to India, to add insult to injury he is asked to go over there and train his replacement. Initially angry he finds in India both love and appreciation for the good things at home in the USA that he had neglected for years. India is grimy, poor and incredibly lively.

Shot on location in India and the USA this is a movie of contrasts from a land where people have so much money that they can spend it on the junk that is sold from the Indian call centre to a country where people are so poor that they quite literally wash and live on the streets. I enjoyed this movie - it doesn't try to whitewash the grimy portions of India, but it also shows you the warmth of the people which in my experience rings true. This is not a love-conquers-all movie, but its one which you come away with a good feeling about.
October 27, 2008

Wow, what an unexpected find!

What a great find! This is a charming comedy that mixes cross-cultural faux pas with romance. India offers a rich canvas for this original plot. Some scenes were so funny and memorable that we replayed them after watching the film. They were still funny the second time around. I highly recommend this film that will please both men and women. October 26, 2008

A Delightful Comedy

If you like light-hearted romantic comedies, this is one to see. The cross-cultural differences in business, family, social, and romantic relationships provide a number of funny moments and an enjoyable story.

Josh Hamilton and Ayesha Dharker find that working together in India to improve productivity in a mediocre call center not only stirs the passions of these 2 stellar producers but also gets the attention of the corporate execs back in the States.

4+ stars. October 16, 2008

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