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Voicemails for Isabelle | 2026 | Movie Review

admin — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 07:00:04 +0000

Title: Voicemails for Isabelle
Actors: Zoey Deutch, Nick Robinson
Director: Leah McKendrick
Writer: Leah McKendrick
Genre: Romance
Length: 1 hour and 58 minutes
My Rating:

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Voicemails for Isabelle

Jill has always been very close to her sister, Isabelle. When Isabelle passed away, Jill struggled to let go of the bond they shared. She used to tell her sister everything, and even now she leaves voicemails for Isabelle, updating her on the events of her life.

What Jill doesn’t know is that Isabelle’s old phone number no longer belongs to her. The number now belongs to Wes, who has been receiving all of Jill’s messages. Rather than telling her, he finds himself looking forward to each voicemail. Through her stories, humor, and honesty, he becomes fascinated by the woman on the other end of the line.

Determined to meet her, Wes travels to San Francisco. As they get to know each other, they slowly fall in love. But there’s one thing Wes hasn’t told Jill: he’s the one who has been listening to all of the voicemails she thought she was leaving for her sister.

Review

I was so excited to watch this movie. I mean, Nick Robinson AND Zoey Deutch? I just knew this movie was going to be good.

And it did not disappoint at all! It gives You’ve Got Mail vibes, but in a more modern way. However, compared to the Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan movie, this one is a lot sadder.

The movie starts with a compilation of Jill and her sister to show how close their relationship was and how much Isabelle was a part of Jill’s life. Isabelle had been sick since she was a little kid, which made their bond even more special. Their relationship was beautiful, but also heartbreaking. I’m not kidding when I say I was already crying after 10–15 minutes.

The story is just so beautiful. It’s all about Jill’s relationship with Isabelle and how the voicemails she leaves for her sister eventually lead to her own love story. The movie is an emotional rollercoaster because you go from sadness, to feeling hopeful, to happiness, to heartbreak, and it all ends with a feel-good ending.

The main characters were very likable. I mean, Wes is keeping the secret that he is the one receiving the voicemails, which isn’t great. But I could understand why he did it. He thought this was her way of grieving, and he didn’t want to take that away from her. I really liked Wes and Jill together, and, as expected, the acting was pretty good. I really enjoyed this movie, and I’m happy they cast Nick and Zoey together.

The only thing that made me cringe a bit was some of the slow-motion compilation scenes. There was one moment when Jill was checking a guy out, and those shots felt unnecessary, in my opinion.

But overall, I absolutely loved this movie. It was really good, and I would definitely watch it again. The acting was great, and the story was a beautiful mix of romance and a heartfelt exploration of grief and love.

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Damsel | Netflix Original Movie | Review

admin — Tue, 07 May 2024 08:00:00 +0000

Title: Damsel
Actors: Millie Bobby Brown, Ray Winstone, Angela Bassett, and more
Director: uan Carlos Fresnadillo
Writer: Dan Mazeau
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Action
Length: 1h and 50min
My Rating:

Damsel

The royal family is looking for a beautiful woman to marry their son, Prince Henry. They find Elodie and think she will be a great fit. The royal family and Elodie’s father make a deal and Elodie is going to marry the prince. On the day of their wedding, everything looks pretty normal. They have a beautiful wedding, and after that they go to the mountains for a ritual. And just when Elodie gets officially royal blood, everything changes. Prince Henry carries Elodie back, and suddenly he stops and throws her off the mountain, into a cave. Elodie is trying to find her way out of this cave when she realizes she is not alone. There is a dragon who wants to kill her. She soon finds out that she isn’t the first girl/woman who was thrown into this cave. There were others, many others. Why is the royal family doing this?

Review

So I normally don’t watch many fantasy movies. I prefer happy movies like romance/rom-com movies. I just prefer to watch something happy and I don’t think dragons are really my thing to be honest. The reason why I still decided to watch this movie is because it has Millie Bobby Brown in the movie. I loved her in Stranger Things and the Enola Holmes movies.

The movies takes in a beautiful place and the castle of the royal family is very beautiful. Even the cave was pretty interesting besides the dragon. I liked the glowy worms that can heal you in seconds. It just looked pretty. Some parts were extremely dark especially when she had no light to see where she was going.

The acting was pretty good. I see a pattern though. Millie Bobby Brown always plays a girl/woman who is strong and independent. I mean she was a badass girl in Stranger Things, but she was also very independent and amazing as Enola Holmes. I kind of loved how her wedding dress transformed into a badass girl look and I loved her whole look. And I liked she was very smart as well. And I loved the ending, that was super cool.

The other characters were okay, I mean it was hard to judge their acting skills because it is mostly just Millie Bobby Brown. I sort of hoped that Prince Henry (Nick Robinson) would have a bigger role. I sort of hoped he was the one who stood up, regretting his behavior/actions and decided to rescue her. Because there was something in his eyes/face that made me think that he didn’t like how they handled everything and sacrificed young women.

The only problem I had was the length of this movie. I think it could and should have been shorter. This movie was two hours long and I think it was just too long for me. The movie is just about her finding a way out of this cave. Another reason why I am giving this 3/5 hearts is because I realized I am still not into the fantasy genre, at least not when dragons are involved. I still think the movie was okay, but it is not like I would watch the movie again.

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