Name: Wondrous Oblivion
Genre: Drama
Released: 2004-04-23
Rating: 6.6

2004

A wide-eyed boy in a narrow-minded world.

Drama1h 46m

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67%

Tomatometer

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69%

Popcornmeter

6.6

TMDB

Storyline

David Wiseman is eleven years old and mad about cricket. He has all the kit but none of the skill. When a Jamaican family moves in next door the father starts giving cricket lessons to David, and becomes close to David's mother. But this is 1960's London, and when the locals start making life difficult for the new arrivals, David has to choose between fitting in and standing up for his new friends.

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DirectorPaul Morrison

ReleasedApr 23, 2004

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNot rated

Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

7 fresh · 0 rotten

Critics consensus

“This coming-of-age/cricket tale wants to be touching, but is too often sappy.”

67% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

Antonia Quirke

RTLondon Evening StandardDec 15, 2017

This competitive atmosphere of unease moves the film along, but it is full of forebodings that it does not follow through. Something for socially alert, gentle 12-year olds.

Bill Stamets

RTChicago Sun-TimesJan 12, 2007

Wondrous Oblivion is a timeless tale of an 11-year-old South London boy putting aside boyish things. Writer-director Paul Morrison affirms PG-rated life lessons that could appeal to 11-year-olds and their elders alike.

Sam Adams

RTLos Angeles TimesDec 30, 2006

For all its bright-hued nostalgia (the cricket greens are practically incandescent), Wondrous Oblivion edges up to hard truths, most powerfully expressed in Lindo's towering performance.

Jules Brenner

RTCinema SignalsJun 17, 2007

The challenges of friendship across color lines.