Netflix’s new rom-com based on a bestselling novel continues a disappointing Rotten Tomatoes trend for Sofia Carson. Known for playing Evie, the daughter of the Evil Queen, in Disney’s musicalDescendantsfranchise, the actor has starred in many Netflix movies.
However, except forthe 2024 action thrillerCarry-On, where she played Nora Parisi, the director of operations at LAX, which garnered positive reviews from critics, most of her Netflix movies have not achieved the same recognition.
Carson starred as Cassie in the 2022Purple Hearts,which follows an unconventional love story between a struggling singer-songwriter and a troubled Marine, but the movie only hasa 33% critical approval rate on Rotten Tomatoes. Similarly, her2025 coming-of-age movieThe Life List, about a woman on a quest to complete a teenage bucket list, also ended up with a divisive score of 47%.
My Oxford Year Marks The Latest Sofia Carson Netflix Movie To Receive A Rotten Score
The New Netflix Rom-Com Only Has A 29% RT Score
My Oxford Year, which arrived on Netflix on August 1, stars Carson as Anna De La Vega, an American student who travels to England to spend a year at Oxford, where she falls in love with her professor, Jamie Davenport (Corey Mylcheest), and becomes tangled in the complicated decisions he has to make about his life.
The movie debuted witha 29% critical score from 17 reviewsatRotten Tomatoesand a 52% audience score. Critics mainly take issue with the plot and how the movie approached the romance between Jamie and Anna, despite the two being an attractive couple worth rooting for.
Some compared Netflix’s new rom-com to Rachel McAdams’About Timeand argued that the 2025 movie’s attempt to be the next version of it may have prevented it from achieving its real potential. Several critics also agreed thatCarson’s acting is above the quality of the movie. It’s worth noting that with more reviews being published, the score will likely fluctuate.
What This Means For My Oxford Year
My Oxford Year Has Flaws, But There Are Also Highlights
Based on Julia Whelan’s novel of the same time,My Oxford Yearexplores the themes of love and life choices, taking place in early adulthood. While overall, the movie is considered a close adaptation,it features a very different ending from the book. Despite starring the acclaimedBridgertonactor and Sofia Carson, the new Netflix movie has received some heat around its narrative.
ScreenRant’s review forMy Oxford Yearrated it 3 out of 10, criticizing the “empty narrative” that ruined the tear-jerking romantic drama that otherwise would’ve been memorable. On the other hand, those who have enjoyed the movie highlighted itsscenic backdrop and a charismatic romantic relationship that gives viewers butterflies.
