There is a lot of hype about this movie, and a lot of talk about how some of the scenes are not for the feint hearted and that it is full of twists and turns. I was lured in for all the wrong reasons and knew very little else about Saltburn when I sat down to watch it.
My score of 3 is entirely for the cast. I can't fault any of them. Sadly that is only positive I can draw from this awful film.
The twists - I saw all of them coming, most are heavily contrived, and none felt shocking in the slightest.
The 'not for the feint hearted' stuff - Sucking ejaculate from a draining bath plug, eating menstrual blood, having sex with a recently filled grave! It is all gratuitous and for shock value only. Yet, without these scenes there is literally nothing else going on.
Saltburn is a seriously dull watch, the humour is barely present at all. I would have turned off after about an hour, but having got that far I stayed in hope of a clever ending. Nothing clever here, in fact, rather than clever they went for nonsensical. As if no one would suspect that the new guy would be behind all the deaths so he could get his hands on the estate.
Boring journey, weak plot, dull twists, and gratuitous scenes do not make for a good watch.
3/10 for the cast 0/10 for the film.
My score of 3 is entirely for the cast. I can't fault any of them. Sadly that is only positive I can draw from this awful film.
The twists - I saw all of them coming, most are heavily contrived, and none felt shocking in the slightest.
The 'not for the feint hearted' stuff - Sucking ejaculate from a draining bath plug, eating menstrual blood, having sex with a recently filled grave! It is all gratuitous and for shock value only. Yet, without these scenes there is literally nothing else going on.
Saltburn is a seriously dull watch, the humour is barely present at all. I would have turned off after about an hour, but having got that far I stayed in hope of a clever ending. Nothing clever here, in fact, rather than clever they went for nonsensical. As if no one would suspect that the new guy would be behind all the deaths so he could get his hands on the estate.
Boring journey, weak plot, dull twists, and gratuitous scenes do not make for a good watch.
3/10 for the cast 0/10 for the film.