Misery loves comedy: Review of ‘Oh, Hi’

Published August 15, 2025 1:10am ET



Brace yourselves, I’m going to “kink shame.” Though it might feel good in the moment, tying your commitment-phobic boyfriend to the bed is not appropriate sexual behavior

Such is the lesson of Oh, Hi!, an off-kilter romantic comedy that may well be the most outrageously entertaining movie of the summer. A story of desire, frustration, and clashing expectations, the film presents the battle between the sexes as a slapdash, “bondage”-inflected folie à deux. Sound ridiculous? I can’t say otherwise. But it is also a work of exceptional creativity and charm. 

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