Netflixhas a knack for delivering chart-topping authentic motion pictures which are slammed by each audiences and critics however nonetheless soar above movies that safe excellent evaluations. Now, My Oxford 12 months is continuous the development, and brings again one in all Netflix’s bankable stars, Sofia Carson because the film’s romantic lead. The film is presently sitting on the prime of the Netflix international streaming chart, outperforming earlier chart-toppers KPop Demon Hunters and Completely happy Gilmore 2.
My Oxford 12 months is a generic romantic drama, and has acquired the type of evaluations that place it in a really giant pool of throwaway motion pictures and TV exhibits that make up the densely populated style. The synopsis for the film reads:
“When Anna (Sofia Carson), an bold younger American girl, units out for Oxford College to satisfy a childhood dream, she has her life utterly on observe till she meets an enthralling and intelligent native (Corey Mylchreest) who profoundly alters each of their lives.”
The film will little question attract an analogous crowd to the likes of the TV collection Emily in Paris, which has battled blended to detrimental evaluations throughout its total run, and Carson has developed her personal fan base due to her roles within the Descendents saga, Really feel the Beat, and final 12 months’s motion romp, Carry-On, with Taron Egerton. Nonetheless, none that has prevented the film being expelled from class on Rotten Tomatoes.
Is ‘My Oxford 12 months’ Value Watching on Netflix?
My Oxford 12 months appears to fall into the class of “content material” on Netflix, a film that fills a slot within the new launch part, attracts loads of clicks from subscribers, however finally appears to please only some folks on the finish of the day.
On Rotten Tomatoes, My Oxford 12 months scores simply 29% on the Tomatometer, and 50% on the viewers Popcornmeter, making it one in all Sofia Carson’s worst-rated motion pictures and a far cry from motion pictures like Adventures in Babysitting and Carry-On. Critics didn’t maintain again of their emotions for the movie, with Selection’s Courtney Howard saying, “What must be a young, feminist-minded story centered on a younger girl rediscovering her dormant childhood dreamer turns right into a middling melodrama about being with a cute man in determined want of her rescue.” Decider’s John Serba known as it “as normie as phony, idealized Hollywood romances get,” whereas Brandon Yu of the New York Instances labeled it “a limp try at being this generations About Time.”
And it’s maybe this final which hits residence the problems with My Oxford 12 months; it’s a story that has been instructed a number of instances earlier than and this model doesn’t do something to face out when in comparison with its friends. An viewers assessment from Mark M. mentioned that the movie is “like Me Earlier than You low-budget model.” Billy B was much more vital, saying “the plot was so corny, the appearing was horrible, and it’s a complete waste of time.” Magnus A continued the development by commenting:
“Take a spoonful of Actually, Madly, Deeply, a ladle from 4 Weddings. Combine and dilute with mediocre script, passionless actors, unimaginative course and cinematography and also you get this bland humdrum rom-com. Keep away from this film and watch both Actually Madly or 4 Weddings , older motion pictures and each much better, miles higher appearing, script and course! Netflix please cease paying prime greenback for such terrible motion pictures.”
Nonetheless, no matter what Rotten Tomatoes evaluations say, the truth that My Oxford 12 months is presently being watched by extra folks than another film on the platform (within the U.S. chart it’s presently within the quantity two spot behind Completely happy Gilmore 2) suggests that there’s little incentive for Netflix to cease making this type of film, because it does the job required of it with out breaking the financial institution.
Supply: Rotten Tomatoes/FlixPatrol
My Oxford 12 months
- Launch Date
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August 1, 2025
- Runtime
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112 minutes
- Director
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Iain Morris
- Writers
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Allison Burnett, Melissa Osborne, Julia Whelan
- Producers
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Caroline Levy
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Corey Mylchreest
Jamie Davenport
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Catherine McCormack
Antonia Davenport
