‘MY OXFORD YEAR’: A VERY BITTERSWEET NETFLIX ROMANCE
Based on a novel, the latest Netflix romance My Oxford Year to drop is a story that has its moments, but is also a film that will inspire most to need a tissue or two.
My Oxford Year (2025) Netflix Film Review
Travelling to Oxford is in the grand plan for Anna De La Vega (Sofia Carson). She studied hard and got the grades and Wall Street job. But she’s deferring a year so she can study poetry at Oxford. She’s excited about this next chapter and to keep a childhood dream she’s had alive. What isn’t in the plan is meeting Jamie Davenport (Corey Mylchreest) whom meets in a most unconventional way. Charming (perhaps too much so!) and intelligent, Jamie then ends up being one of the Oxford lecturers with whom Anna develops a rapport.
Time passes and the two start something fun and easy, until feelings get involved as they get to know each other better. It’s this and knowing Jamie that changes her entire life…
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Penned by (the book) Julia Whelan, this is based on her novel of the same name, and is the fifth collab between star Sofia Carson and Netflix. Despite a self-imposed rule that I read the book first, I opted not to in this case, certain that spending a week+ (yes, I am a turtle reader) in this story wouldn’t be my thing. This title, while certainly boasting its own kind of sweet moments, is really more about the “bitter” parts of life and how we feel about it by the end. I’ve liked each of the roles or films I’ve seen Carson lead, and while she’s good here too, this one won’t be my favorite. Not because she isn’t good, but because the storyline isn’t a favorite although as I sit with it, I will admit, I do have a certain respect and yes, even like for this one.
My Oxford Year isn’t a happy one in a traditional way, but the story does give the audience something to cheer for and see a character learn from the unexpected experience they walk through. The story does a nice job of, in a sense, shielding the audience (to an extent) from the horror of what a character goes through. That’s not to say that the script doesn’t face this all head on because it does. It’s just that it does so in a wiser and more discerning kind of way. I’m not sure how this will play out for every viewer, but for me, I appreciate this.
Not a title I’ll watch often or perhaps even again, but nonetheless, this drama is well made. And I “delt” with watching it quite well. The performances are good, and I like where we leave Anna at the end. The film is good in many respects, it’s just not one that will inspire lots of laughter.
Stream, at publication, My Oxford Year exclusively on Netflix
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Content: there is some profanity and sexuality. The film is TV-14 / PG-13. A character goes through multiple partners and another character likes the same sex if this bothers you. A couple has sex (implied) in a car. A couple starts to undress each other before falling into bed naked (the camera doesn’t show anything graphic) and they caress each other. We see them in bed together another time or two.
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Rissi, Thank you for sharing your thoughts on My Oxford Year.