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There are some reviews on this site which are giving poor ratings and scores but I must disagree .This film is one of the best of the year .It is very nuanced and thoughtful . It is not about a star called George Clooney but about many people who have had success in their life and career but at the price of not being careful about their families and friends and now later in life begin to see the pain they have caused and relationships they have lost .

Clooney is excellent in showing this inner conflict .We see him surrounded by a large enterourage as i am sure exists in real life but by the end of the film only his manager Ron ..beautifully played by Adam Sandler remains and even he attempts to leave . Very poignant and insightful . The film is not about Clooney as he would appear from all comments and profiles to have been an exemplary person ,husband and father but his acting of this role is beautiful . Script is great ,cinematography beautiful . Watch.

I had no idea about any antecedents of this series but my newspaper gave it a plug .I shall no longer trust anything by that professional reviewer as this is just dire bilge . Is it supposed to be funny ? Is it supposed to have a halfway decent script ? Fails both counts by a chasm .How many words do i have to include before I can stop ? Badly acted with unpleasant characters with no story or drama or humour . Oh sorry ..i guess its modern ..my bad .There are terrific series and films out there from many different countries but how Netflix ended up paying for this with some of my money shows a very poor commissioning agent .Avoid.

Do not go thinking this is a substantial movie ...it isn't ..but it is a really enjoyable couple of hours telling some interlinked themes ..a really naive american visiting Oxford and its magic on a journey to maturity: an evolving tortuous love story between the very priggish lead character and another student who is far too nice for her but is infatuated : and a confliction in the lead character's mind about embracing life and/or religious belief . The film is based on a memoir by Carolyn Weber who came to Oxford in the early 1990's and the production has done a good job of recreating that era which has been mostly destroyed . The acting encompassing young relative newcomers and cameos from legendary english actors is exemplary .The music is beautifully chosen and sets the mood . Well worth seeing.