The film's only real shortcoming is overlength; the story goes on for about a half hour longer than it really needs to.
Wondrous Oblivion (2006)
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Reviews Counted:40
Fresh:26
Rotten:14
Average Rating:6.2/10
Consensus: This coming-of-age/cricket tale wants to be touching, but is too often sappy.
Theatrical Release:Nov 3, 2006 Limited
Synopsis: Eleven year old David Wiseman is mad about cricket but no good at it. He has all the kit but none of the skill, and he's a laughing stock at school. So when a Jamaican family move in next door and... Eleven year old David Wiseman is mad about cricket but no good at it. He has all the kit but none of the skill, and he's a laughing stock at school. So when a Jamaican family move in next door and build a cricket net in the back garden, David is in seventh heaven. But this is 1960's England, and when the neighbours start to make life difficult for the new arrivals, David's family are caught in the middle, and he has to choose between fitting in and standing up for the new friends who have turned his world upside down. [More]
Starring: Sam Smith, Delroy Lindo, Stanley Townsend, Emily Woof
Starring: Sam Smith, Delroy Lindo, Stanley Townsend, Emily Woof, Richard Ashton, Barry Davis
Director: Paul Morrison
Director: Paul Morrison
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Reviews for Wondrous Oblivion
Morrison doesn't seem clear where he's going. He really needs a finely focused resolution to highlight the issues he raises so sharply along the way.
Writer-director Paul Morrison (Solomon & Gaenor) goes for wistful coming-of-age sweetness with this fascinating but slight racial drama.
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