SALTBURN looks great. The art design is top notch and that birthday party looked like good fun. The ensemble cast was also very good. Pike stole every scene she was in even if her waspish crassness was over the top at times and not terribly believable. Possibly one of Grant's best roles since he peaked way too early in the wonderful cult film WITHNAIL AND I.
But we've seen this film before. The fish out of water. The poor guy dazzled by the lifestyle of the uber rich he wants so much. Then there were THOSE scenes which were largely incomprehensible. Sucking Felix's semen bath water. Tasting Venetia's menstrual blood. The creepy sex with Farleigh.
I'm clutching for a deeper meaning here bc it feels like there is one beyond the yuckiness of it all. Then having him hump Felix's grave was the final wtf moment.
But yeah, the film has a huge twist. A HUGE twist. A totally unbelievable twist. At least with the TALENTED MR RIPLEY you knew what the main protagonist was up to and so you were kept wondering if he would get away with it. That created a lot of juicy tension. With SALTBURN you were being asked to be shocked or stunned. Almost like a whodunnit. Instead it was more of a groan and just made the film look pretty silly.
The silliness was doubled down with the finale. Dancing naked through the mansion was such a cheap and lazy way to end it. And really, she signed over the whole estate to this loser? Really? C'mon :/
But we've seen this film before. The fish out of water. The poor guy dazzled by the lifestyle of the uber rich he wants so much. Then there were THOSE scenes which were largely incomprehensible. Sucking Felix's semen bath water. Tasting Venetia's menstrual blood. The creepy sex with Farleigh.
I'm clutching for a deeper meaning here bc it feels like there is one beyond the yuckiness of it all. Then having him hump Felix's grave was the final wtf moment.
But yeah, the film has a huge twist. A HUGE twist. A totally unbelievable twist. At least with the TALENTED MR RIPLEY you knew what the main protagonist was up to and so you were kept wondering if he would get away with it. That created a lot of juicy tension. With SALTBURN you were being asked to be shocked or stunned. Almost like a whodunnit. Instead it was more of a groan and just made the film look pretty silly.
The silliness was doubled down with the finale. Dancing naked through the mansion was such a cheap and lazy way to end it. And really, she signed over the whole estate to this loser? Really? C'mon :/