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The Review
Saltburn is a wild ride that the trailer didn’t prepare me for. It follows a series of events as 1 student is invited to an eccentric classmates family estate for a very memorable summer.
It’s a psychological thriller and you can work out “who done it” relatively early on, but the complexity and depth comes from the how, the why, world it’s set in, the characters, and wondering exactly how far things will go with worsted and turns a plenty.
Less mainstream more arthouse. Interesting, confronting at times, highlighting the inequalities in both status and intelligence. But who will win.
A brilliant cast creating an immersive experience that draws you into the spiders web.
An interesting film, twisted, dark and with some quite funny moments…. Quite engaging.
The Press Release
Academy Award winning filmmaker Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman) brings us a beautifully wicked tale of privilege and desire. Struggling to find his place at Oxford University, student Oliver Quick (Barry Keoghan) finds himself drawn into the world of the charming and aristocratic Felix Catton (Jacob Elordi), who invites him to Saltburn, his eccentric family’s sprawling estate, for a summer never to be forgotten.
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This movie is like a mash up of The Talented Mr Ripley and Knives Out but without the character study of the former or the fun of the latter. The satire fell totally flat and because it had nothing substantial to say, the provocative scenes came across like a teen trying to be edgy for edginess' sake. Absolute disappointment of a film. Acting (especially Pike) was great as was the cinematography.
It’s very polarising… character study is nowhere as deep and certainly not fun at all like Knives out. But I don’t think it was intended to be fun! I found it made more sense viewed after reading Wuthering Heights for context. Agreed the cinematography and acting were wonderful!
@@BenSorensen1 The parents' characters definitely verged on camp, and certain scenes were deliberately funny - the lunch after Felix's death etc. For context I'm an English teacher so yes I'm fully aware of the Bronte influence, as well as the fact it's pretty much a modern version of Brideshead Revisited. The movie could have been great if it leaned into the social satire and was actually biting, OR leaned into campiness. As made it doesn't do either, has nothing to say, and suffers badly for it. One of the more disappointing films I've seen recently.