With Oxford Murders, Elijah Wood defrodolized himself

Thanks to my fascination with LOTR (along with so many others), I will probably watch all its major characters' real life career development in whatever films they deem to grace with their presence. Except for El Viggo, who I met a long time before, when he was a poor painter and clandestine lover of one Gwyneth Paltrow, the wife of a very rich and vindictive fellow by the name of Michael Douglas. You know, that Hitchcock remake, Perfect Murder. He won my heart forever.

Hence, The Oxford Murders, a movie done by a Spanish director, señor Alex de la Iglesia, with none other than the artist formerly known as Frodo, aka Elijah Wood. Let me tell you something right from the beginning: my worst fears were scattered. Phew!

Elijah is a talented actor, who made me believe in his character, a young American student who went to Oxford to meet his mentor, a renown mathematician, played by John Hurt. Also, he proved beyond reasonable doubt that he does not, in fact, have hairy feet, nor pointy ears. However, he does have quite of an appetite for brunettes, and we get to witness him involved in lewd conduct with this big busted dudette in several occasions throughout the movie.

If you like mystery movies, than this is your movie. It's quite clever, definitely intriguing, the characters are very well developed, and the tension keeps you guessing at all times. Very well done, except for that mathematical mambo-jumbo; I still don't understand how it would help to actually find the murderer, but hey, it's entertainment.

For Elijah's die hard fans (and not only), there are a lot of hot steamy shirtless scenes, and our boy has been working hard for those abs! No pictures leaked on internet, so you have to go see it for yourself.