Outsourced - by John Jeffcoat

A movie title which will raise strong passions - whether it is negative or positive depends on which side you are in.

Though it is titled as a comedy - it has a lot more emotions into it. the topic itself itself evokes strong emotions, if you have just lost your job. This movie is taken from the perspective of a American Call center Sales Person, who suddenly finds that his entire team is let go. To retain his job, he has to travel all the way to India and train those very people who have taken away his and his friends job. On this serious note, this story begins. But then it becomes how Todd (who is always called as Toad) played by John Hamilton comes over to India as a American who sees things only in a American way and later understands the locals and gets the best from the people.

As a Indian, who has made her living as a outsourcing company from India, for me this movie was a must see. While I could appreciate the emotions behind the whole exercise when the outsourcing happens, the way one of the calls are handled from an emotive consumer who learns that at the end it is only benefiting him, gives out the message that we are living in a competitive environment and the whole world is but a small village and the buyers will go where they get the best at the competitive price. This is more than proved at the end, when the outsourcing happens to China. What an end.

The whole movie is done well I would say, but there are certain exaggerations. Non Indians dont assume that what all you see is what is India all about. Especially the Holiday in Goa concept is not true at all.

But all said and done, it is hilarious movie and must see for both the outsourced people and outsourcing people.