‘Voicemails for Isabelle’: Zoey Deutch & Nick Robinson’s Rom-Com, Explained

Ever wanted to speak to someone who is gone just one more time? In Netflix’s newest film Voicemails for Isabelle, that’s what aspiring San Francisco chef Jill (Zoey Deutch) yearns for after losing her little sister Isabelle (Ciara Bravo) to cancer. So, on one low night, Jill begins to leave Isabelle voicemails, not knowing that her number has been reassigned to unlucky-in-love Wes (Nick Robinson) in Austin. Soon, Wes pines for the candid, bold Jill, even traveling to Cali to meet her. Wes has a plan, says writer-director Leah McKendrick, “to tell Jill the truth, but then he gets so caught off guard by her,” she teases.

As the two become friends — and more — he’ll struggle to come clean. “He’s bearing witness to such courage [from Jill],” McKendrick adds. “That authenticity in somebody so deeply human, who wouldn’t fall in love?”