Surprised by Oxford (2023)

Surprised by Oxford (2023). 1h 47m | Not Rated

“I did not know anything about this film, I turned up, it had an intro by the writer of the book itu0026#39;s based on – Carolyn Weber, and the producer too. And I have to admit, this film is rather good. The intro goes on about it being a romance film, which it sort of is, but really goes into the lead character- Carolynu0026#39;s life from a child in America and the years at Oxford, England.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eRoes Reid is brilliant as Carolyn, who struggles with study, a strange romance and if she is a religious person, after meeting Kent Weber, played with proper conviction, by Ruairi Ou0026#39;Connor. He is a very religious person and his views and others make Carolyn, really question her life and what she really wants and what she thinks of others.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOxford looks really nice, the direction by Ryan Whitaker is spot on, capturing the background of Oxford, along with the cast which has star turns from Simon Callow, Jordan Alexandra, Emma Naomi, a very memorable Lourdes Faberes, and the splendid Phyllis logan, who is quite changeable and starts off as very stiff, but really is a driving force too.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI give this 7.5 /10 as I was Surprised by Oxford. But I donu0026#39;t think Iu0026#39;d want to study or work there though..”