The Oxford Murders (DVD)

The Oxford Murders (2008) Certificate: 15 (UK) Run time: 108 minutes Director: Álex de la Iglesia "Logic is not a body of doctrine, but a mirror-image of the world" Ludwig Wittgenstein Mathematics and murder are perhaps not the oddest of pairings for anyone who has ever struggled with their numbers. Based on Argentine writer and mathematician Guillermo Martinez's 2003 novel of the same name, "The Oxford Murders" brings his intellectual thriller and murder mystery to the big screen. Having read and enjoyed the book soon after its release, I was torn between wanting to see the film adaptation or not; on the one ...  Read the complete review

A young American student Martin (Elijah Woods) comes to Oxford hoping to have brilliant logician Arthur Seldom (John Hurt) oversee his thesis. However, the latter has developed a disturbing reputation amongst his colleagues. But this does not prevent Martin from getting what he came for in the first place. He even chooses to lodge with Mrs. Eagleton, a close friend of Seldom, to gain more perspective about the legendary professor. But, Martin's hope of having Seldom as his tutor is slowly diminishing when the professor proves to be not only elusive but also has an arrogant quality when he purposely humiliates Martin in one of his lectures when the student tries to ...  Read the complete review

The Oxford Murders had a very limited worldwide release for some reason, despite starring Elijah Wood and John Hurt; one would expect it as such to get a cinema release, but this thing went straight to DVD, and while it's not an especially great film, it probably deserves better than to be shoved straight on to a home medium. It is based on the award-winning novel of the same name by the Argentinian Guillermo Martínez, although if you lump it in with the likes of The Da Vinci Code-esque baroque-style thrillers, then you've hit the nail on the head pretty much. Elijah Wood plays Martin, who is an American student at the University of Oxford. He very desperately ...  Read the complete review

The Oxford Murders is a maths bod's dream come true. The murderer of local Oxford people is killing with maths in mind, which kind of narrows down who is actually behind the murders themselves. Set for some reason in 1993, Elijah Wood plays Martin and American student who moves to Oxford to study. Arthur Seldom (John Hurt) is a lecturer at Oxford. Wood wants Seldom to be his mentor, but before any studying can begin, people start being murdered. The murderer as I said uses maths as a motive, so its up to John Hurt and Elijah Wood to solve the crimes. Of course the bumbling police detectives have to play catch up with the Oxford bods as they get closer to the ...  Read the complete review

A young brilliant student, Martin went to Oxford to meet Seldom to ask him to be his mentor for his thesis. He lived in the house where the owner of the house knew Seldom when they were young. Seldom who rejected his mentor request, suddenly accepted it after a murder happened in the house. The old lady died. After the death, the serial murders happened in Oxford, not only pointing him as the witness but also as the suspect. Martin tried to investigate this Oxford murders, found out that there were lots of secret hidden in Oxford. If you like a smart crime movie with lots of twists and many unpredictable plot, you would like this movie so much. Like many ...  Read the complete review