Fans are experiencing an emotional rollercoaster with Netflix‘s latest romantic drama.
Many are taking to social media to share their tearful reactions to what they’re calling a ‘perfect’ film that has left them completely devastated.
The streaming platform’s newest release has caught viewers off guard, with many initially expecting a lighthearted romantic comedy only to find themselves reaching for tissues by the film’s emotional conclusion.
Social media has been flooded with reactions from fans who were blindsided by the movie’s heartbreaking turn.
“I thought it would be a romcom but it ended up destroying me when you realize the romcom you were watching is actually not a romcom,” one viewer posted.
The emotional reactions from fans have been intense and varied. Metro reported on numerous viewer responses, including one fan who asked: “Did I finish the movie or did the movie finish me?”
Another viewer ranted: “Thought I was signing up for a chill romantic movie with a few clichés. Instead, it wrecked me emotionally, stabbed me in the heart and walked away like nothing happened. That ending?? RUDE. Yeah. I’m not okay. Not even a little bit.”
One particularly telling reaction came from a fan who wrote: “The biggest Trojan horse ever seen. I thought I was watching a silly rom-com and I just got depressed with the ending of it.”
Another viewer complained: “Why did nobody warn me that it ended like that and why am I bawling over a movie I thought would be a cute and silly rom com,” while one fan noted: “Netflix really thought the book wasn’t sad enough, so they proceed to change the ending to send us in therapy.”
Perhaps most telling was this reaction: “Netflix needs to fire the people responsible for marketing these movies. I wanted to watch a cute romcom to relax and ended up with an existential crisis instead…”
However, not all viewers were moved by the film’s emotional manipulation.
Critics have had mixed reactions to the film, though many acknowledge its emotional power.
Loud and Clear Reviews noted that: “The second half of My Oxford Year is substantially better than the first, which often falls into clichés of the genre and brings very few original elements to it.
“But – perhaps thankfully – by the halfway mark, everything changes in a way I could have not predicted.”
However, the critical reception has been largely negative, with the film sitting at a dismal 29% on review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes.
Metro‘s Tori Brazier was particularly scathing in her review, warning viewers that the film was “just a bit crap” and criticizing it for being ‘a painful watch for British fans not particularly interested in the film’s tourist porn shots of the titular city and university.’
Collider was equally harsh, criticizing the film for having the ‘plot and character development out of a Wattpad novel written by a 15-year-old One Direction fan,’ while The New York Times dismissed it as ‘a limp attempt at being this generation’s About Time.’
The Guardian‘s Benjamin Lee gave the film just two stars, describing it as “an uninspired yet competently assembled trifle” and noting that the cancer twist will be “met with a sigh of disappointment” for being so hackneyed.
Despite mixed critical reception, the film has clearly resonated with audiences who seem to appreciate its emotional authenticity.
The film stars Sofia Carson and Corey Mylchreest in what many are describing as a story that begins as a typical romantic comedy but transforms into something much deeper and more emotionally complex.
Set against the backdrop of Oxford University, the story follows an American student pursuing poetry who falls in love with her literature professor, only to discover that their romance faces unexpected challenges.
For viewers looking for their next emotional watch, My Oxford Year is now streaming exclusively on Netflix, though fans might want to keep the tissues handy.
Watch the trailer for My Oxford Year below…
My Oxford Year is available to stream now on Netflix.
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