Handcuffing someone to a bed might be fun, but if you don’t let them go, it becomes a crime, a civil matter, or both.  In either case, this is the centre of the story of Oh, Hi!, the new comedy from director Sophie Brooks, co-written and starring Molly Gordon. 

In the film, Gordon plays Iris, a young woman on her first couples trip with her boyfriend Isaac (Logan Lerman).  They are quite obviously infatuated with one another, laughing and singing, lovemaking, cooking, reading, drinking, and generally having a great time at a farmhouse in the country.  It’s the kind of romantic getaway that can solidify, or indeed even define, a relationship.  In a bedroom closet, they find restraints, and after an evening of drinking and desire, they decide to use them.  Iris chains Isaac to the bed, and they make spectacular love.  Soon, while basking in the afterglow, it’s revealed that while Iris has been under the impression that they are in a committed and deepening relationship, Isaac has not.

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