Voicemails for Isabelle: Was it Worth the Hype?

Voicemails for Isabel is sitting at 87% on Rotten Tomatoes. We are not so convinced.

This week's rom-com gives us grief that actually breaks your heart, a haunted voicemail inbox, a suspiciously familiar face, and a leading man we've already started recasting before the credits rolled. Naturally, we had thoughts.

We talk about why the sister relationship is the one thing in this film that felt real, the childhood flashbacks, quoting The Notebook, adorable nicknames and a choreographed dance from when that they still doing as adults. We also get into the cystic fibrosis representation, and why a familiar face turning up as their dad sent us both down a "wait, where do I know him from" spiral.

We're less kind about the toxic-chef subplot dragging down every kitchen scene, a timeline that genuinely doesn't hold together, and why neither of us can buy Nick Robinson as this particular kind of romantic lead.

We get into which twists we saw coming a mile away versus the ones that actually caught us out, and why the ones that work tend to be about character rather than plot. Then there's the Easter eggs, a Sleepless in Seattle marquee, firework colours and foreshadowing.

Next week we're back on the ice for Heated Rivalry - so make sure you catch up before the episode drops.  

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Podcast edited by Oleksandr Hed: hedz.ny@gmail.com