Funatics Review – “Saltburn” Is a Movie To Make You Uncomfortable. Having heard about this movie from the nominations that it received for the Golden Globes, I decided to check this out. I wasn’t sure what to expect so I did my due diligence. I checked out the trailers and checked in with my favorite movie reviewer.
This movie is available as part of your Amazon Prime subscription for free. So I tucked in and got started. Here is the synopsis of “Saltburn.” Academy Award-winning filmmaker Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman) brings us a beautifully wicked tale of privilege and desire.
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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.
Going into this with little knowledge, I knew that I liked Emerald Fennell’s work. Richard E. Grant, he’s iconic. I have seen a lot of movies that he has starred in. Carey Mulligan is another favorite. Rosamund Pike is fantastic. Now, Barry Keoghan, I wasn’t that familiar with. Having seen him in Marvel’s Eternals as my only frame of reference. He is one to watch. His performance is chilling and weird.
This is a good movie. That being said. It’s uncomfortable. Some scenes made me glad that I was watching this alone and not in a group setting or with my family. I went into thinking it was going to be about one thing and it shifted and went another. I’m glad I didn’t know what I was getting out of the descriptions.
Carey Mulligan is not in this very long but she is unforgettable. Rosamund Pike’s Elspeth was haunting. I didn’t know much about Jacob Elordi but he’s another one to watch.
If you aren’t uncomfortable watching this, then Emerald Fennell didn’t do a good job. I think she did but you be the judge. Let us know if you saw this or wanted to see this or just want to discuss it. Furthermore, I think I would give this a 3.75 out of 5 stars.
