Movie Review: Oh, HI!

 

Michael's Movie Grade: B

A laugh out loud funny dark comedy. 

A young woman and a young man go on a romantic trip together. One kinky night he gets tied up in bed but after the fun is over, she learns that he is not interested in a being a real relationship with her. She leaves him tied up to the bed hoping that she can make him see how much he loves her before untying him. 

This movie may have its flaws, but it is a comedy that is often laugh out loud funny, something becoming too rare these days. Much of the reason that the humor works so well is that regardless of how over the top it can get the catalyst for all the comedy remains the characters. The characters themselves are always immensely relatable and as over the top as their actions get, we can see ourselves in each of their actions. Seeing these relatable elements being carried to such extremes is automatically really funny. Adding to the humor are the performances from Molly Gordon and Logan Lerman. These two give their comedic all and it pays off wonderfully. This is actually very much a comedic tour de force for Molly Gordon, who shines brilliantly here. As dark as the story gets (in other hands this could have been a psychological thriller), it is the characters and the performances that keep this movie from feeling unpleasant or mean spirited.  

This movie does have its problems though. One of these problems is pacing. Certain scenes seem to go on too long and the film can drag a bit in the middle section. Another is that when the film tries to be more on the serious side, you can easily see that it really doesn't have anything new to say. I also found the conclusion to this story kind of underwhelming. 

This movie is just plain funny, and, in a comedy, this can overcome most any flaw.