“Operator” (** out of four) was a stale romantic comedy that makes you want to hang-up after about 45 minutes about the relationship between a programmer (Martin Starr) and a comic performer (Mae Whitman) who attempt to use one another in their work to bolster their careers but naturally, complications arise. One wishes more complications would arise from the script which is too predictable and dry. Good cast and production helps keep this watchable but it’s mediocre at best.