The Oxford Murders (2008): At Oxford University, a professor and a grad student work together to try and stop a potential series of murders seemingly linked by mathematical symbols. (6.1)
Director: Álex de la Iglesia
Writers: Álex de la Iglesia (screenplay), Guillermo Martinez (novel)
Stars: Elijah Wood, John Hurt and Leonor Watling
This is a thinking man's murder mystery. Okay, so some of the math references aren't quite right (ie: pi is not the golden ratio) but the story is unique. Initially it makes everyone a suspect. The writers (at least for the screenplay) were not prepared to follow all the suspects. The final twists are nice. (It is interesting that that main character claims "Philosophy is dead" ... Stephen Hawking claims the same in The Grand Design talking about math and physics.) While the story is not in the same league as those of classic who-done-it ones, the acting is great and I enjoyed the movie. My Rating: 7.5
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