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gray.
That mistake stands o ut because
it is the only inconsistent fact
about "Oxford Blue3." For the
rest of its story, it is straight, half
hearted comedy that actually has
a pretty good love story as well.
That's not to say "Oxford Blues"
will be in line for any awards.
While it's one of the few college
films around that concentrates
on some of its characters and
shies from the usual offensive
jokes and pranks, it also offers
.ovie
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nothing really solid and memor
able either. It only works as an
hour-and-a-h&lf of clean, enter
tainment. "Oxford Blues" stars Eob Lowe,
a teenage heartthrob in-the-makirsg
who previously smiled
his way through the movie "Class"
as the outgoing senior whose
mother faHa for his roommate. At
times, he could still be playing the
some ro!a, as Nick is an arrogant,
self-sure conman, but he also
doubles as the star of the Nevada
Las Vegas crew team.
His problem stems from an En
glish lady who shows up on the
covers of EoEIng Stone and other
msS2in3. (We're never really
told what she does and why Rol
ling Stone is so interested in her.)
Nick's fascination with Lady
Victoria (Amanda-Pays), leads
him to sneak his way into Oxford
through computer piracy and,
after a night of hot streaks both
on and off the gambling floors of
Vegas with a divorcee, he also
gets the money to go.
But once in Oxford, Nick finds
Victoria already engaged to res- i
pected Adonis, who is also the
top crewman at the university. ;
' The story gsts progressively bet-
ter once Nick takes his American
ways and language to the task
with the Oxford upperclass and
crew team. His fascination with
Victoria never subsides even though
a fellow Yankee, Rona Ally Sheedy,
develops an equally strong feel
ing for him.
Sheedy ("War Games" and "Bad
Boys") and Lowe are both very
good in their roles, but that's not
surprising. What is surprising, is
that their roles are more than
just cheap teen jokes and smart
ass rebellion. Writer-Director Ro
bert Boris gives some depth and
range to both roles, though the
movie's sudden inconclusive end
ing aborts further exploration of
the character's relationship.
The rest of the supporting cast
ranges from fine to coring, but
the bit players are almost all
excellent, and the script is writ
ten go that one of them always
pops up just in time for some
comic relief.
Michael Gough invokes memo
ries of John Gielgoud's perfor
mance in "Arthur" as the school's
stuffy but sarcastic dean. Hugh
Morten, as Lady Victoria's butler,
and Aubrey Morris also exceil
in very short cameos.
"Oxford" also gets in its shots of
American patriotism as several
films this year ("Red Dawn," "Mos
cow on the Hudson") have done.
Low and Julian Sands, as Victo
ria's boyfriend Colin, debate Col
in's point that "the decline of
Western civEkation began when
the British left the American col
onies to themselves.' It's a short
debate, won easily by Colin, but it
raises some interesting points of
view of how others mi;r.t see us.
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