VOICEMAILS FOR ISABELLE

Name: VOICEMAILS FOR ISABELLE
Item: VOICEMAILS FOR ISABELLE
Author: Leigh Hewett

"Could A Wrong Number Lead To Love?"

Family Content: -3 Excessive sex, violence, immorality, and/or worldview problems. (Sometimes excessive content such as violence is in otherwise redemptive movies.)

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What You Need To Know:

In VOICEMAILS FOR ISABELLE, a Romcom streaming on Netflix, Jill struggles with grief after losing her sister Isabelle. To cope, she leaves voicemails on Isabelle’s old number. Unknown to Jill, Wes now owns that number and connects with her through the messages. He arranges a meeting, sparks fly, but he hides the voicemail secret. As they grow close, Wes’ secret comes to light, forcing Jill to choose between love and her sorrow.

VOICEMAILS FOR ISABELLE delivers a heartfelt tribute to sisterly bonds. Zoey Deutch and Nick Robinson exhibit strong chemistry, with Deutch showcasing impressive comedic and emotional range. The film balances humor and drama, appealing to romance genre fans.The movie presents a mixed worldview, highlighting family and friendship while introducing light pagan elements, such as fate. It contains frequent foul language, sexual content, alcohol use, suggestive jokes, and some comedic violence. MOVIEGUIDE® advises extreme caution.

Content:

(BB, C, Pa, LLL, V, SS, NN, A, D, M):

Dominant Worldview and Other Worldview Content/Elements:

Mixed worldview; with moral elements, like strong family relationships and friendships, and hard work paying off, but also contains light pagan elements, such as mentions of fate and life “rig[ing] things in our favor.” Light Christian elements, for example, a character saying her late sister believed in angels, many references to a dead character being in a better place/afterlife

Foul Language:

31 obscenities, including one “f” word, and 18 profanities, as well as some sexually suggestive jokes/comments and one scene showing a character showing her middle finger

Violence:

A scene shows two children fighting, a character is punched in a comedic scene, two characters get in a small fight and fall into a pool;

Sex:

One scene depicts an unmarried couple having sex, two scenes depict couples kissing and taking clothes off, but cutting before things get more serious, one scene shows a clothed couple kissing heavily, a character jokes about another masturbating

Nudity:

Two scenes of upper male nudity (one is naturalistic with a character in bed, another is during a sexual scene), as well as a scene of full male nudity, but nothing is shown. One scene shows a woman in her underwear, another shows a woman in a skirt and bra

Alcohol Use:

Characters drink alcohol throughout, but not to excess

Smoking and/or Drug Use and Abuse:

A character makes a joke about trying crack just to make her sister laugh, characters attend a marijuana festival to sell food; and,

Miscellaneous Immorality:

A character’s boss and coworkers are extremely rude to her, and even sabotage her and other employees so they won’t receive a promotion, one scene depicts children speaking unkindly to each other.

More Detail:

In VOICEMAILS FOR ISABELLE, a Romcom streaming on Netflix, Jill faces grief after her sister Isabelle’s death. To cope, she leaves voicemails on Isabelle’s old number. Wes, the new owner of that number, listens to her messages and feels a connection with her. He arranges a meeting, sparks fly, but he keeps his voicemail secret hidden. As their relationship grows, Wes reveals his secret, forcing Jill to choose between love and sorrow.

Jill, a pastry chef, shares a strong bond with her younger sister Isabelle, who battles cystic fibrosis. After Isabelle’s death, Jill feels lost. She starts calling Isabelle’s phone, leaving voicemails about her life, work, and emotions.

Wes listens to Jill’s messages and feels drawn to her. He sets up a meeting without revealing his secret. Over time, they develop a relationship, but when Jill discovers the truth, her anger drives her to end it.

Jill makes significant changes in her life, quits her unsatisfying job, and launches her own dessert food truck. Meanwhile, Wes can’t stop thinking about her. As New Year’s approaches, both face the decision to take a leap of faith.

VOICEMAILS FOR ISABELLE delivers a heartfelt tribute to sisterly bonds. Zoey Deutch and Nick Robinson display strong chemistry, with Deutch showcasing impressive comedic and emotional range. The film balances humor and drama, appealing to fans of the romance genre.

The movie presents a mixed worldview, highlighting family and friendship while introducing light pagan elements, such as fate. It contains frequent foul language, sexual content, alcohol use, suggestive jokes, and some comedic violence. MOVIEGUIDE® advises extreme caution.

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