Oh, Hi! is a 2025 American romantic comedy film directed by Sophie Brooks and co-written with Molly Gordon. Starring Gordon, Logan Lerman, Geraldine Viswanathan, and John Reynolds, the film centers on a new couple (Gordon and Lerman) who go on a weekend vacation only for her to take him hostage when she realizes that he is not as committed to the relationship as she is.
Iris and Isaac go on a romantic weekend road trip.[3][4] Their first night at a vacation house, they engage in sexual bondage play. In the afterglow, while he is chained to the bed, Isaac mentions that he is not looking for a relationship at this point, which is quite different from where Iris felt they stood. She refuses to unchain him.
The next day, Iris spends twelve hours trying to win Isaac over while he remains in chains. When this fails, she calls her friend Max for help. Max arrives with her boyfriend Kenny. When it becomes clear that they are committing a kidnapping, they try to think of what to do. Iris and Max try brewing a witch's memory erasure potion, which Isaac drinks, followed by a nude ritual meant to seal in the effects.
When Isaac awakens in the morning, he appears to have forgotten everything after the sex, and cheerfully heads down to the kitchen with Iris, Max, and Kenny to make breakfast. He excuses himself to go get an ingredient from the car, but gets in and drives away, as he had overheard Iris and Max planning to make the potion and has been pretending it worked in order to find a chance to escape.
Fleeing on rain-soaked roads, Isaac gets in an accident. Police find the wrecked car but not the driver. Iris goes looking for him, finding him in a valley, too badly injured to walk. They reach an understanding of each other's positions and their responsibility for it, and Isaac is taken away in an ambulance.
After her first feature The Boy Downstairs (2017), screenwriter Sophie Brooks initially planned to produce a second feature the following year, but it took her four and a half years to develop the screenplay.[8] In March 2020, her agent asked her to write something that could be filmed during the COVID-19 pandemic,[5] and she collaborated on the screenplay with Molly Gordon, a friend of six years who was also stuck in Los Angeles with her during the pandemic.[8] The two came up with the story idea that eventually became Oh, Hi! over a weekend, and Brooks completed the screenplay in two and a half weeks.[5][9] Gordon, credited as a producer and co-writer,[5][9] along with Brooks's brother and film producer David Brooks, helped refine the screenplay.[8] Brooks wrote the screenplay with Gordon and John Reynolds in mind.[9] In August 2024, the film was announced to be in production, featuring Gordon, Reynolds, Logan Lerman, and Geraldine Viswanathan in lead roles.[10]
Principal photography was initially scheduled to begin in 2021,[9] but was postponed to August 2024 in New York City.[10] Filming continued through September,[11] spanning for 21 days and wrapping up on 13 September.[8] The film's score was composed by Steven Price.[12]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 63% of 127 critics' reviews are positive.The website's consensus reads: "Oh, Hi!'s tonal balance can be as dysfunctional as its characters' relationship, but this darkly comedic battle of the sexes mostly amuses thanks in part to Molly Gordon and Logan Lerman's compatibility as co-stars."[16]Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 62 out of 100, based on 26 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[17]
Drew Taylor of TheWrap described Oh, Hi as an "endlessly charming romantic comedy" that cleverly subverts cabin-in-the-woods clichés, featuring standout performances from Molly Gordon and Logan Lerman while balancing humor with genuine emotional depth in a way that feels both "refreshing" and "invigorating" with a "wholly unforgettable" final shot.[18] Ross Bonaime of Collider gave the film a score of 7/10, describing it as a "clever mixture of love and misery" that skillfully balances humor and absurdity, with Gordon's "fantastic" performance making it "consistently entertaining and unexpected" despite the plot's illogical direction.[19]
Tomris Laffly of Variety found Oh, Hi! to have an "intriguing setup" that begins strongly with humor and chemistry between Molly Gordon and Logan Lerman, but ultimately loses its way as the plot becomes "frustrating" and characters make "incomprehensible decisions", resulting in a disappointing experience that remains "oddly watchable", largely due to the "talented cast", especially Gordon's performance.[20] Benjamin Lee of The Guardian gave the film 2/5 stars, noting that while it has a "clever setup" that initially explores the complexities of a romantic relationship, it ultimately devolves into an exaggerated farce, losing its emotional depth and character nuance, especially for Gordon's character, rendering it "goofy and hard to buy".[21]
Jourdain Searles of The Hollywood Reporter considered the film as a refreshing take on the rom-com genre, also praising its dark humor and emotional depth through the chemistry between Molly Gordon and Logan Lerman, while noting its loss of narrative focus midway but ultimately delivering a "surprising commentary" on millennial romantic anxieties through its "playful writing and game cast".[22] Robert Daniels of RogerEbert.com provided a negative review, noting that Gordon and Lerman have "no hint of a spark", which "significantly diminishes" the believability and intrigue of their relationship, while failing to explore anxieties and obsession in depth, ultimately rendering the film's attempts at humor and emotional depth ineffective.[23]
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