Oxford Blues
MGM/UA Entertainment Company | Release Date: August 24, 1984 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
19
METASCORE
Overwhelming dislike based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
0
Negative:
7
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30
The New York TimesLawrence Van Gelder
The scenery, however, is handsome, and Miss Pays is indeed the sort of beauty who might have inspired Fitzgerald. But on the subject of credible motivation, Oxford Blues is likely to have left him depressed. Read full review
30
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
Director-writer Robert Boris fails to establish a consistent tone to make his fairytale story believable. Read full review
25
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
This is a sort of remake of A Yank At Oxford (1938) without any of that film's charm or humor. Lowe passes off arrogance as a cute personality quirk, and the whole movie plays like just another teen-oriented exploitation effort, replete with sex and booze. Read full review
25
Miami HeraldBill Cosford
The few bright spots in Oxford Blues, including the handsome cinematography, are like the raisins in the tapioca: They just don't help. [24 Aug 1984, p.C10]
25
Washington PostGary Arnold
Oxford Blues, the latest refinement in abysmal youth-pandering movies, suffers first and foremost from that modern filmmaking malady: The No Exposition Blues. [01 Sep 1984, p.B2]
20
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
Funny and moral? Nah. Tiresome? You bet. Read full review
20
Washington PostRita Kempley
An ill-conceived and unsuccessful romantic adventure set in jolly, collegiate England. [24 Aug 1984, p.20]
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