This film features the beginnings of ideas, but thoughts are not carried through. The scope is too wide and the script and direction fail to carry it off. There's a strange flatness to emotional scenes -- such as someone warning of a fire and that people need to get out. Too often this has the strange energy and lack of authenticity often seen in an amateur stage production.

I don't know (or care about) the first thing about cricket, but I loved this movie. It was a great story and had a point. It was cute and powerful-I would highly recommend.

This is an uplifting, feel-good movie with a happy ending that I'd feel comfortable sharing with my grandchildren. Even, to an American, with no understanding of cricket, there is sufficient excitement and relation to the idolization of sports heroes that is common to our sporting traditions. The racial and religious coloring, the demonstration of good instincts overcoming obstacles, the setting in working class England, the Jamaican and Jewish immigrants finding common ground in celebration of this most English of sports, all made for wonderful holiday entertainment. I thought that the sexual tension was resolved in fairy tale fashion, and the movie seemingly ending in a "they went on to live happily, ever after" theme, was just kind of fable that I wanted to believe in, this holiday season.

A fine example of cinematic storytelling. Cricket is a theme and those who appreciate the sport will like this, but it's really about social change on several levels.

jangan anggap enteng film ini,,walaupun hanya mendapat rating 3 bintang,,,akan tetapi tema cerita yg di angkat sangat mengena..,, memadukan 2 ras tertindas sebagai center utama film..,,di kemasnya pun tidak seperti drama "strongly moving"...film ini lebih dekat dengan keceriaan,,,... film ini mengingatkanku dengan film "billy elliot",,dmana sang karakter mengejar impiannya tanpa harus peduli dengan lingkungan sekitarnya..,,

The term "Coming of Age" has become somewhat of a cliché, but director Paul Morrison has given audiences such a well-crafted, beautifully-rendered tale, that an obligatory inclusion by this reviewer of the term will be quite forgiven here. Think: Air Raid Araby. It tends to be heavy-handed at times, but the spot-on performances carry the weight splendidly. In this PG-13-rated drama Wondrous Oblivion, a young Jewish boy (Sam Smith III) learns to tackle adversity in post-war 1940s England after his Jamaican neighbors teach him the game of cricket. A cross between Barry Levinson's American fable Avalon and the British hit Billy Elliot, Wondrous Oblivion wears its well-worn adversity theme like a badge...but, because the scenario is wholly original, not to point of being over-bearing. Rather, this import plays out breezily, stumbling only slightly when the story veers off into an unnecessary sub-plot featuring the boy's mother (Woof) and mentor neighbor (Lindo). Should they remain oblivious to this rub, however, moviegoers will enjoy two hours of near-wonderment. Bottom line: Wondrously told.

Plot: 4/5. Acting: 4.5/5. Screenplay/Directing: 3.5/5. Script/Character Development: 4/5. Drama: 4/5. Humour: 4/5. Sport Elements: 4/5. Feel-Good Elements: 3.5/5. Overall: 31.5/40 = 3.9375/5 = 4/5.

Wonderful! Except for a detour into infidelity this film, about tolerance, friendship, growing up and cricket in post-war England is very well done!

Don't see many movies about cricket so I enjoyed this very much!!!!

Damn good family entertainment. I liked this movie a lot. It discusses the story of a Jamaican immigrant newly moved to London in the 70s or 80s, the relationship of the neigbor boy with the Jaimaican family, the ignorance and racism of the local British white neigbors and many other things. Do see this movie. Its very touching in many scenes.

What a good feeling movie and it leaves you with a smile on your face!

Heart-warming movie with a good message and good entertainment value. Top notch, nothing really different, but a good story, well acted. Emily Woof was excellent as a 1960s working class immigrant mother who has the courage to find her own values amidst a raft of neighborhood expectations and prejudices and the focused fantasy life of Dominc Barklem's character reminded me so much of my own backyard fantasy baseball games.

Touching, heartening movie. Enjoyed the connection between the two families. If only it always worked out this well. Was hoping to learn more about cricket, but didn't.

Nice movie to watch. I liked it. :)

The strong subtle performances and quiet manner in which the film tackles the subject of bigotry, elevate what could have been a tedious way to spend time into an engaging, thought provoking and emotional experience. The performances are solid throughout and the time period vividly comes alive before our eyes due to some wonderful direction, costuming and set design. Overall it's a truly wonderful movie.

Rubbish! Superficial fluff, poorly acted, skimming over topics with a lazy but hugely moralistic stance on everything from racism, infidelity, cricket and loyalty. The movie tries to hard to tackle lots of topics - it ends up lacking any depth and real coherence.

I don't know (or care about) the first thing about cricket, but I loved this movie. It was a great story and had a point. It was cute and powerful-I would highly recommend.

A great film, with some wonderful character interaction.

A jewish family is the only non-white family in a neighbourhood in post-war England. That is, until a Jamaican family moves in next to them. The fun and games that follow aren't, let's just say, cricket. A cricket movie I'd thought, but a movie about how a boy loses his Wondrous Oblivion

My son decided he wanted to play Cricket for recreation, so I put this movie on my Netflix list. It turned out to be so much more than a movie about Cricket - and I recommend it to anyone looking for a movie with a message!