Wondrous Oblivion

Name: Wondrous Oblivion
Genre: Drama, Sport, Comedy, Family
Released: November 3, 2006
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 61

2006

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Palm Pictures | Release Date: November 3, 2006 | PG

Summary: Set in England during the 1960s, this film follows a cricket-obsessed boy who unwittingly gets caught up in racial tensions when he befriends his new Jamaican neighbors. (Palm Pictures)

Director: Paul Morrison

Genre(s): Drama, Sport, Comedy, Family

Rating: PG

Runtime: 106 min

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Marc Mohan

Generally, thanks to solid performances and very nice cinematography, it hits, if not a home run, at least a solid double (or the British equivalent). Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Ken Fox

As lightheartedly as the film plays, Morrison manages to say quite a few serious things about immigration and otherness. Read full review

Peter Rainer

Lindo gives a powerhouse performance of immense feeling and subtlety. Read full review

Sam Adams

Aiming for the tough-minded nostalgia of John Boorman's "Hope and Glory," writer-director Paul Morrison catches both the innocence of childhood and its unconscious cruelty. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

Good intentions and some nicely playful moments go a long way toward balancing out Paul Morrison's uneven story of British immigrants in the early 1960s. Read full review

Derek Elley

Full of charming moments, but swinging hither and thither between mainstream entertainment and an over-cooked anti-racist tract. Read full review

V.A. Musetto

It loses direction, turning contrived and sentimental. There's even a touch of Frank Capra. Read full review

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