The Oxford Murders (2010)
Starring Elijah Wood and William Hurt
Directed by Álex de la Iglesia
There's a reason this film has been sitting on the shelf for over two years now. Finally getting a US release in a very few select theaters this upcoming Friday, The Oxford Murders is a ridiculous philosophy lesson wrapped up in a insanely dull murder mystery.
The flick is based off a book by a guy who is both a mathematician and a murder mystery writer and this movie is ridiculously heavy-handed when it comes to mathematical theorems. Seriously, at least a third of the film is filled with discussions about pi, Fermat's Last Theorem, Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle, and Pythagorus. In case you were wondering, feeling like you're sitting in a physics class while watching a film isn't a good thing and The Oxford Murders is proof of that. In its attempt to create a serial killer who leaves clues based on mathematical prinicples, the film just falls completely flat.
I haven't seen Elijah Wood in much of anything lately and maybe it's because the blue in his eyes was freakishly bright. Honestly, though, it was better to look at the eyes because then I could stop focusing on his incredibly wooden acting. Granted, he wasn't given much to work with, but he certainly doesn't bring anything to the table.
Just avoid.
The RyMickey Rating: D-
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