Saltburn
Directed by Emerald FennellA student at Oxford University finds himself drawn into the world of a charming and aristocratic classmate, who invites him to his eccentric family's sprawling estate for a summer never to be forgotten.
Cast of Saltburn
Saltburn Ratings & Reviews
- Dirty_Honey_BadgerFebruary 19, 2025Reprehensible filth.
- neuroparadox5d agoI'm a sucker for period pieces 🤫🫦
- Kevin WardJuly 2, 2025I know people says this a lot, but this time it’s true. The Talented Mr. Keoghan really put his whole Keoghussy into this role. It’s one of the most fearless performances of recent memory. He puts his mouth and his c🤩k in all kinds of unexpected places in service of his infatuation with Jacob Elordi. It is incredibly dark and seductive, bitingly funny. As incredible as Keoghan and Elordi are, Rosamund Pike and Richard E. Grant honestly stole the show for me. Their characters are just hilariously out of touch and every line of dialogue speaks into that. Also, was very impressed (again) with Archie Madekwe, in a character who’s almost diametrically opposed to his role in Gran Turismo from earlier this year—and he kills it. This is a slow burn and may test some folks patience in getting where it’s going, but I promise…you will be rewarded for sticking it out to the end.
- VarunOctober 19, 2024A completely pretentious hack of a film that gets painfully boring to watch. I don’t find rich people the slightest bit entertaining when they’re just cartoonish characters with no interesting personality whatsoever. Felix does seem to show some complexity at the start of the film but once the story shifts from the school to Saltburn, everything gets very cliche and banal. Venetia also starts off as a promising character but ends up being meh. Certain scenes are just added for shock value to keep the audience’s attention and get them talking about this movie but they’re empty. It’s easy to figure out Oliver’s motives early on, the only thing left to wonder is how far he will go to achieve his desire but I couldn’t care less about his plan because the movie fails to get me invested into any of the characters. The twist ending isn’t really a twist and there’s also just nothing new about this idea. The plot sucks and the movie has absolutely nothing to say about anything. I’m only giving this film 2 stars for the cinematography, acting, song choice and the final dance scene.
- ayayronFebruary 16, 2025Sociopath disrupts family dynamics
- Daniel GustavssonNovember 12, 2024Kind of a unique movie. The acting, especially from the lead actor, is fantastic and the air is just thick with suspense the whole way through. The movie also has some of the most disturbing scenes ever. I'm very used to such things but some of the scenes in this still made me look away in terror. And it's not even a horror movie. I could sadly sense the ending before it came, and some of the connections needed to make sense of this will have to come from your own imagination, but otherwise this movie is great! Especially for the ladies out there I suspect 😁
- rg9400November 1, 2024This movie has been getting a lot of hate recently, and a lot of people have been using it as a launching pad to retroactively criticize Emerald Fennel’s debut in A Promising Young Woman. I think this is a bit unfair. So, let me just start off by saying that I was fully engrossed throughout the movie. I am not always sure it was in a positive manner though. The one scene I knew going into the movie was one of the tamer ones, and there were a few times where I was visibly cringing when watching. And yes, these scenes are very much for shock value (more on that later). The cinematography is beautiful. It's very much told in the gothic tradition, but it's got this glitzy veneer as well. I saw a review describing it as candy pop glitter, and I really like that description. The results can be electrifying at times. I must admit, I am biased as I love a good gothic tale, but some of the frames are almost like paintings. I loved the cinematography in the movie, if you couldn't tell. From an acting perspective, I think the movie is pretty strong as well. Barry Keoghan has already proven his acting chops, and Jacob Elordi is a bona fide future star. The plot is where things get tricky. I figured out where the movie was headed kind of fast, less than halfway through it. However, the movie, especially the ending, treats this like a big twist, so I feel like it didn't realize how much it plays its hand early on. This also results in some very uneven pacing, with the first 75% being very methodical, and then a sudden rush through the last 25% as it tries to rush through the rest of the story. I think it would have worked better if the big events were more evenly interspersed throughout the movie, and either it commits more to hiding its intentions, or fully reveals its hand and jumps into the juicier stuff. A lot of the movie is about shifting character motivations, and I just think it should have been firmer in which direction it wanted to go in regard to how obvious those motivations should have been. Also, I feel like where the movie ends up does not lend itself well to those aforementioned shock scenes. They simply do not fit with the end result, and thus, I feel like Emerald only included them for the sake of shock value and not much else.
- RyezooFebruary 4, 2025The last 20 mins elevated the whole movie for me even though it was a little predictable. Fantastic performance from Barry Keoghan, who plays the range of emotions quite well. The rest of the cast is also great. Loved the cinematography and the soundtrack. The gross out stuff was also fun. In all enjoyed the movie.
- Desmond DaleJanuary 24, 2025A stick it to rich people movie written by a rich white person. All shot in a weird aspect ratio.
- ElliNovember 7, 2024What a trip. Wasn't at all what I expected and I loved the tension through the entire movie. Both between all the characters and never knowing what comes next. I went into it expecting some random drama romance movie but got this psychotic almost sexual thriller that just kept me on my toes. A really good movie, absolutely worth a watch.
