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Movie Info
American math student Martin transfers to Oxford in the hope of persuading renowned philosopher Arthur Seldom to oversee his thesis, but the murder of Martin's landlady plunges the pair into a mathematical mystery. Could an "unsolvable" math problem provide the answers to their murderous conundrum?
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Rating: R (Some Disturbing Images|Sexual Content/Nudity|Language|Some Violence)
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Genre: Mystery & thriller, Crime, Drama
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Original Language: English
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Director: Alex de la Iglesia
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Release Date (Theaters): limited
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Release Date (Streaming):
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Box Office (Gross USA): $3.6K
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Runtime:
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Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
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Production Co: Tornasol Films S.A., Telecinco Cinema
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If your a Math person you might enjoy this I didn;t, Just to much senless stuff to make it interesting 3 stars
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The Oxford Murders is a DaVinci-esque mystery involving murder, deceit, jealousy, and even Pythagoras. If that sounds too convoluted, then we're in agreement. It involves the limits of mathematics and the meaning of truth as well as sub-plots, but it bogs down in labryninthian details. Elijah Wood was adequate and John Hurt was magnificent as usual, but I enjoyed Lenor Watling's performance most. I, like Watling's character Lorna, grew exasperated with Wood's and Hurt's characters. It was entertaining, but when the conclusion or mystery's unraveling must be painstakingly explained, something's wrong. Maybe I'm just not Pythagorean enough to get it.
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I am a sucker for âwhodunitâ? movies. And I am an even bigger sucker for movies that have a convoluted puzzle to solve (Sherlock Holmes). Plus I canâ(TM)t get enough of it when it involves delving into mathematics and philosophy. Youâ(TM)d think Iâ(TM)d give this movie highest possible rating, but alas I must be honest. The Oxford Murders is good, it isnâ(TM)t great but it certainly isnâ(TM)t as bad as some of the other reviews Iâ(TM)ve read have let on. John Hurt turns in a great performance here and even though you donâ(TM)t see Elijah Wood pop up all that often he is always pretty consistent when he does. This movie was an awesome idea that never fully reached its full potential in my humble opinion. But I must admit that I am such a sucker for the kind of discussion we see in the first five minutes of the film that I wish I could have just watched two hours of that. The movie lags at certain points, and some portions of the movie seemed a bit pointless and just distracted from the overall narrative. And it should be noted that the plot does get extremely convoluted and the mystery twists and turns and it should also be noted that if you donâ(TM)t follow along easily you will get lost. In the end this movie looks great, has good performances, and is technically well put together but depending on your tastes youâ(TM)ll either enjoy it or fall asleep half way through.
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The film tries awfully hard to sell itself as a "smart" film by densely packing the script with big words and setting itself at Oxford with actors speaking with posh British accents, but it's really just a poorly-acted, miserably-directed farce whose purpose is only to make idiots think themselves members of Mensa for having understood what John Hurt or Elijah Wood was saying. The word choice in the script, Wood's lines especially, attempt to make the characters sound like the Oxonians they supposedly are, but everything that comes out of their mouths is really nothing but pure idiocy. Truly an awful, awful film.
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