![]() ![]() While moments of stream-of-consciousness narration captured the intense, messy thoughts of two teenagers falling in love in the excellent Eleanor & Park, similar moments and inner monologues border on repetitive in Landline. Reading the dialogue-heavy novel at times feels like reading a script that’s meant to be fleshed out on screen later. ![]() If that all sounds like a great premise for an offbeat rom-com, you’re right - Landline probably should be. When she discovers a magical landline in her childhood home that connects her to a Neal from the past, she has a chance to save their marriage - or save them the trouble and prevent it from happening. In Landline, out now, television writer Georgie McCool gets stuck at work the week of Christmas while her fed-up husband Neal takes the kids to Omaha for the holidays, leaving Georgie to wonder if the rift in their marriage has finally reached its breaking point. ![]()
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