Romance meets handcuffs, witchcraft, and a whole lot of relationship drama in the delightfully chaotic indie comedy Oh, Hi — a genre-bending ride that dares to ask: what if your romantic weekend away turned into a hostage situation… with really good lighting?
Directed by Sophie Brooks, Oh, Hi stars Logan Lerman (Perks of Being a Wallflower, Hunters) and Molly Gordon (The Bear, Booksmart) as Isaac and Iris — a seemingly adorable couple who unravel faster than a cheap throw blanket from Etsy once things start heating up. And no, we’re not talking about your standard breakup. We’re talking emotionally intense, darkly funny, cuff-him-to-the-bed kind of unraveling.
From Dolly Parton Duets to a Relationship Meltdown
It all starts off like a Pinterest-perfect romance. Isaac and Iris are en route to a scenic creekside cottage for a cozy weekend getaway. They’re belting out Islands in the Stream in the car, stopping at a rustic farm stand, whispering sweet nothings — basically, it’s an Instagram reel waiting to happen.
But once they arrive and stumble upon a pair of handcuffs in the house (yep, it goes there), the tone shifts. In a moment that walks the tightrope between vulnerability and disaster, Isaac — chained up and completely at Iris’s mercy — drops a bombshell:
“I think you’re great… I’m just not really looking for a relationship right now.”
Let’s just say, wrong time, wrong place, and very wrong audience.
Molly Gordon’s Comic Chaos Steals the Show
What follows is a genre-hopping fever dream as Iris spirals from heartbroken to hilariously unhinged. Think interpretive dance to Mario’s Let Me Love You (yes, the one from her middle school talent show), tearful pleas, and an actual attempt at witchcraft — all while her ex-ish boyfriend is still strapped to the bed.
And somehow, it works.
Molly Gordon delivers a performance that is equal parts manic, mesmerizing, and painfully relatable, while Logan Lerman’s dry, deadpan reactions — especially while tied up in nothing but his emotions (and some cuffs) — offer the perfect foil.
More Than Just a Bedroom Farce
Behind the laughs and the absurdity, Oh, Hi is really poking fun at modern dating archetypes — the emotionally unavailable “soft boy” and the overly intense “crazy girlfriend” — without reducing either to clichés. Instead, it leans into the awkward gray area between romantic expectations and emotional reality.
Speaking to NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe, Lerman revealed that the very challenge of acting almost entirely from a bed — naked and physically restrained — was what intrigued him most.
“It was incredibly well written, and I wondered how we’d execute it,” he said. “A lot of the movie takes place in one location, and as an actor, I couldn’t move. That made it really exciting to explore.”
Rom-Com, Rom-Horror, or Just… Real Life?
With sweeping drone shots, sun-dappled close-ups, and a soundtrack that screams this is a love story — Oh, Hi tricks you into thinking it’s a classic romance. But make no mistake: this is a rom-com that pulls the rug out and replaces it with a Ouija board and a side of psychological warfare.
It’s Eternal Sunshine meets Misery meets 500 Days of Summer — with a splash of Gone Girl for good measure.
