There are a few moments, including right at the start, where Oh, Hi! suggests it’ll be taking a very dark or harrowing turn -if not into full-on horror than into something akin to Fatal Attraction or Misery , just with a more modern lens. It would be the conventional way to approach this kind of story -and that is not on its face a bad thing - Companio n from earlier this year isn’t too far from it. But I respect the direction filmmaker Sophie Brooks and producer/star Molly Gordon took instead, even if it made for some complications and problematic plot developments. Essentially, it is the trope of the mad woman scorned taken with some sympathy - Fatal Attraction if it were on Glenn Close’s side and far more judgemental of Michael Douglas. And especially in the context of a story less about thrills and tension than genuine relationship drama that is a curious idea. And Brooks and Gordon are a great team to facilitate that. Though Gordon isn’t credited on the scr...
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