The murders felt too easy & convenient. I thought Ollie was supposed to be a conniving sociopath so it didn’t bother me that his motives weren’t clear. I figured, “These people are nothing to him. He is just using them because he can.” What bothered me was how quickly they all became attached to him and how easy it was for him to dispose of them. Call me pretty? Then I’ll marry you in 15 years. Put a sharp object in front of me when I’m sad? I’ll commit suicide. Climb on top of me while I’m sleeping? I’ll wake up and let you do me. 🙄OK. I didn’t feel like Oliver was some mastermind at emotional manipulation. He was just a thirsty jerk… who really loved bodily fluids… and dancing. 😂
The movie is seen from his perspective so I think they seem dumber than they are. I also believe that the writer was trying to show how all the rich people saw him as a tool and/or entertainment and thus didn't expect any consequences.
I said the same thing on a different video and someone said I must have internalized homophobia just because I don't wanna see a shallow lgbt villain lol. They said I must be conservative if I don't wanna see him sance naked for the sake of it. The whole film is so flat and transparent to me, it's simple done wrong. I was laughing out loud the whole time. "It's hot" "so hot" like .....
He wasn’t fooling most of the people he interacted with. They mostly saw through him-he just exploited them effectively. The upper classes don’t think much of the lower classes (Oliver is middle class but he is lower class than Felix’s family).
I love that Nick can pull these obscure references to cross reference these newer films that rip them off. Half the reason I love this channel. I learn so much.
Rosemund Pikes character is how rich people do dress. Very wealthy people don't wear Gucci or Dior that much, they wear crappy looking clothes a lot of the time because they dont want to show off their wealth.
It's often good quality clothes but not anything flashy or gaudy... money talks, wealth whispers. Old money is more about legacy and it's not unusual to wear mended clothes and really well worn clothes.
@@249Bubbles You think Jacob didn't read the script for the film he was in? Granted, he's a himbo, so he very well may not have read it. Consent to what? Do you think he really jerked off in that tub? Barry drank water, there was no essense of Elordi in that tub. Y'all are going absolutely WILD with the consent shit. Edit: if you are discussing characters, then yes he didn't know and that was the WHOLE POINT, that Oliver is a psychotic predator, the scene was to show that. Felix is Jacob's character, if you'd like to talk about FELIX, you should probably stop saying JACOB, he is not the character. He is a human being that played a part in a film with a much hyped scene. However, your outrage doesn't work in either scenario.
@@bees.857 you literally replied to me on two different comments and you sound extremely agitated. Are you alright? Obviously I know he's ACTING and I was referring to his character. The context makes it absolutely clear. I'm also not outraged... sounds like a bit of projection. As for your assumption on my other comment that I'm simping for the actor because I disagreed with one aspect of the reviewers' commentary?... Lmao. I'm married. I don't want any calls from anyone, "hun." Get a grip.
As far as his motives go, I read it as Oliver being obsessed with Elordi's character. Maybe as you said not really being in love with him, but just wanting to have him. And when he gets to the point of accepting that won't happen, he decides to become him instead, in a sense. And slowly as the film goes, he decides he doesn't need or want these people or the house, just the satisfaction that he could.
The whole bike incident happens before he even gets to meet him and Oliver is lying about his life from day one at Oxford. He is playing a character from the start. I think he knew exactly who Felix was before he got to school, but maybe he just knew he was going to target the richest person he could find there. I thought it would've been a better twist if he was related to/friends with Felix's previous charity case that he brought to Saltburn the summer before. Perhaps that guy had told Oliver all about Felix and eventually killed himself because of his treatment by the family or they planned it together.
@@AllGreyEverythingthat would be the extra layer of motivation I'm lookin for. I actively hate the film because it lacks that hook to think justifies his actions or not. He's just a selfish sociopath hahaha they didn't go that far past that which is fine for some but I'll never wanna watch it again unless it's for content
I think you guys really nailed why I was so conflicted about this movie. I think there is a lot to enjoy and think about here, but it doesn’t all come together at the end
I felt like it came together but some of the murders seemed too convenient. I took it as he is a psychopath who was just bored with life because his own home and parents were completely normal and he just wanted to see if he could get away with everything. Some people are just broken and there's no fixing them. They want more out of life but they don't actually know what they want because they don't know how to be happy. I guarantee even after he inherits Saltburn he will kill again. The thing that actually bugged me most was by the time he got to the library you know he couldn't hear that song playing anymore, what the hell was he dancing to?? 😅
@@dainrivers5667that's my biggest complaint. At least give him something to be scorned about, give him a taste of a relationship with Felix then rip it away, make his financial situation more dire. He's just a mentally ill bi dude who gets away with multiple murders, it's not compelling to me. American Psycho or Pearl explore so much more
I think the movie would have worked way better if after the Birthday Oliver gets cast out goes back to his own life where he started. It would have been much more realistic and also a commentary on society.
I keep seeing all these people on IG and TikTok being traumatized and scandalized by this movie... and I'm like, how vanilla are they? I barely raised an eyebrow, and it was mostly at directing choices.
Same. And his characters in The Green Knight and especially The Banshees of Inisherin (which I saw him in most recently) had me expecting a different Barry altogether. I mean, I don’t know who was prepared for everything that happens in this film but I certainly wasn’t and watching it in a room full of strangers definitely had you hearing every gasp and “oh my god” and “what the fuck”. I remember seeing Promising Young Woman and during the final sequence, I felt guilty and complicit just sitting there watching and not getting up and running out to find help and scream “isn’t anyone SEEING this?” This one had me shrinking in my chair, just stunned. And the casting was perfect, like Rosamund Pike after Gone Girl and I Care A Lot and Barry in his previous films and Jacob in Euphoria with all of them just swinging for the fences with these characters. I knew nothing about Saltburn before going in except that it was directed by Emerald Fennel and it was a beautifully shot film that reminded me of other films (like The Talented Mr. Ripley, which I hated) and thought it was fascinating how much I was all for this. I think it’s the recent trend of “eat the rich” films from Thoroughbreds to Triangle of Sadness to The Fall of the House of Usher and so on. This one will leave me wondering how much Oliver actually cared - I mean enough to dig a hole in the dirt. But I wonder if it was always a plan to become or replace them. Like he hands Felix a bottle poisoned with something so he was driving him to death but I wonder if he only did that because his secret was out and that would have ended his plan to acquire Saltburn, or if there was just no coming back from the revelation that he’s a liar and that relationship can never be repaired.
Just finished this since it is now streaming on Prime.. I was very unclear on Oliver’s motivations throughout the movie as well. Glad I wasn’t the only one! My main complaint is the movie could have been 30 min shorter without all the exposition at Oxford and the end.
There were a lot of people who didn't think it was necessary to show the flashback montage of Oliver engineering everything. But... you'd be surprised by how many people just thought these unfortunate incidents were just happening on their own! People were not connecting the obvious dots together. So, yes, they had to show it.
I’m with you Nick- the little matter of how to pay the property tax on an estate that vast- anyone living in the UK would instantly question that…. Which is why so many of the uppers living in these big piles have to grudgingly open them up to the public to mooch around on tours in order to keep the money coming in.
I’m assuming Elspeth not only left him the estate, but also all of the money, since the kids were dead. Depending on how much money he was given, the interest alone can keep him very comfortable and the taxes paid.
Clearly you missed the wealth and class divide that’s going on - the Saltburn is an enormous 100 room estate and all the wealth of the family included - gets inherited by a middle class lad - stop with the BS about taxes - they make it clear the extent of the wealth of the family - its a movie ffs
I was disgusted by the licking of the tub and the drain, not necessarily because of the semen. Even if the tub is cleaned, it seems very gross. I liked this movie more than you guys did but it was predictable.
I agree..this movie is a mess. I wanted to see more of the relationship between Feilx and Oliver. Oliver's progression at Saltburn in becoming manipulative was too quick.
I just noticed that Joseph’s ring finger is not a ring like Nick, but a tattoo of Nick’s name! How cute! Just another way how you two complement each other so well ❤ I’m a new subscriber but you guys immediately became my favorite reviewers to watch. Thanks for the great content guys.
Someone like Oliver, who his mother said didn't have any friends his whole life, doesn't suddenly turn into a master manipulator who is capable of all the crap he does. The sexual scene with Felix's sister is especially ridiculous. Someone who hasn't had friends is suddenly going to be able to seduce a girl like that? How did the police not find out about any of his murder plots? The whole thing is ridiculous. It's just a movie for the sake of shock value. True crime fever dream....lol. I could have written this schlock.
I'm one who appreciates architecture & I loved the saltburn castle. Every room is beautiful & immaculate. All the furniture, the paintings, the spiral staircase, also the massive maze of hedges called the labyrinth was very kool
The actors and visuals---like the palace and grounds---are what made this movie for me. I was paying less attention to the weaknesses of plot and more attention to the dramatic range of the main player. I also thought the movie was a commentary on the wealthy class's fetishization of the trauma culture of the lower classes. That may not be new as a plot theme, but Oliver used it for his purposes.
I think the "different" in that conversation was in reference to race, not him being gay. Felix had made a lighthearted joke about him being gay earlier in the film so it was kind of obvious he and the family didn't care. In the context of the conversation, it was clear that race was the unspoken issue of the family.
The twist that it was all planed really takes away from the psychological manipulation. It robs the character of manipulating everyone into a psychological state of desperation.
Everything this movie had to say about class left a REALLY bad taste in my mouth. The director is a wealthy straight white posh woman who grew up in private schools with generational wealth.. who created a movie about well-meaning albeit flippant wealthy people being taken advantage of by the sinister, conniving poors? She had nothing interesting to say about inequality, class warfare, etc. I loved Promising Young Woman, but she should've stayed FAR away from the topic of class. Great performances from most of the actors though.
Wow I interpreted the film so differently. I don’t think Oliver was the bad guy actually. He acquired Saltburn the same way Felix’s family got it- by taking it by force. I thought it was more a statement on the cycle of the wealth/feeding off of others with lots of circular and consumption imagery throughout the film. Felix is NOT the good guy.
I’m a woman in my 30s. Hearing about the bathtub scene. It didn’t shock me at all. And I haven’t even seen this movie. It’s like when Divine ate dog poop in Pink Flamingos. I’ve seen it all done in movies. Nothing shocks me anymore these days. I’m only really seeing this movie for Barry Keoghan. Not Jacob Elordi. To me he looks a bit like Cody Fern with Martin Freeman’s height 🤣.
Same. Barry is the next big thing and I'd love to see him in a Paul Thomas Anderson film in the future. I find it kind of refreshing that the director put that scene in the movie.
Well that's exactly the power of the spoiler lol. Hearing about it is not gona compare to randomly seeing it on screen, it takes ALL the impact away from the scene. One time a girl said "From Dusk Till Dawn's twist wasn't that shocking".... after she read the twist before watching the movie.... i was like, THE most bonkers twist in cinema history wasn't effective?? Girl you ruined it for yourself by reading about it lol
The premise and basic beats remind me very much of Brideshead Revisited. I love Barry Keoghan too. Great actor who is good at balancing possible innocence with an underlying threatening nature. It's also annoying that there are so many stories of "poor" people lusting after wealthy peoples' lives that they will kill them. Is that like a rich person fear/ fantasy??
Great review gentlemen! This movie is one of my favorite movies of the year. I was hoping the butler would of taken Oliver out in the end. It seemed like he knew what Oliver was up too, I think that would of been a better ending but overall the movie was great. Love it when movies push the envelope and depict the extremes of human nature.
I have a working theory… due to heavy symbolism and dark academia themes with supernatural undertones…it’s the dark side of Scorpio, the guy “from last year” may have died at Saltburn and came back via Oliver - his soul may have latched into the new guy who proceeds to carry on like he knew how he was going to get away with his plans
It’s not believable that such an elite family woulbe be captivated by Oliver. He wasn’t charming. Utterly boring at the dining table. Why were thy all enamoured by him ? Doesn’t make any sense..very average movie.
I didn't blink at the c*m scene, but the period scene? Utterly shocking. In many ways, w many layers. I also think it was important to show, It was defining of the character of oliver. He'll do anything, to get what he wants. It foreshadows how much blood is to come. I love that you guys know ab fab, that made me chuckle cause you're spot on.
I think Farley gets kicked out immediately because he’s on thin ice after he supposedly tried to sell some art since the night Felix dies is the first time he had been back on the estate. I think the whole Oliver lying about his class was supposed to be a twist for the audience as far as the actual theme of the movie , it was trying to be like “you thought it was about class but it’s actually about obsession”. it could have been stronger but because it chose to spell it out for the audience it just felt kinda camp and one dimensional especially because none of the other characters had much depth and in the end neither did Oliver really.
Period blood is actually clean and I'm used to it so it's nothing to me. The bath was gross to me because I know how dirty the bath drain gets. If it were just sperm in clean water it would be fine.
I dig the Ripley connection. Jude Law at his most beautiful and PH Hoffman sizing up Matt Damon immediately (you'd love it, joseph). I'm definitely looking forward to watching this sinister little romp.
Oh I agree with you about the ending. It was like a paint by numbers, spell it out scene, instead of leaving it to the imagination, in like 'was it him? Like My Cousin Rachel.
"two semesters before summer" 2:10 Actually Oxford is on a trimester schedule, so there would be three short semesters before the summer break, typically mid June to Early October. But I haven't seen the film so I don't know how they treat this.
I personally find the bathtub water scene more disturbing than the oral sex scene because that was dirty ass water... lol. Felix literally washed himself in that water, and not only Oliver drinks the water, but he licks and sucks the rim too, that was just dirty lol. On the other hand, everyone has a period sex story, on purpose or accident, man or woman, everyone has been through that, it's just natural lol. Oh and the family was just eccentric, that's why they don't look too expensive, that's why a lot of things seemed odd about them, but not really. I went to private schools my entire life in a VERY classist city, like once i got grounded for not wearing my 3 piece suit for a new year's family reunion. But yes stubble was very looked down on, but the father's hair was pure eccentricity, let alone Farley's hair, I just kept thinking in the theater "there is no fkn way he would be walking around like that, without someone randomly running some clippers right through his head" lol and then they do reaveal that Farly is an outsider too, I was like ah! that explains it lol. Felix's hair was already pushing it and he only gets away with it because he is a very good looking cat, aka "pretty privileged". And Oliver's motivation was that he REALLY wanted to be a part of that world, after Felix told him that he needed to leave after his party AND on top of that Farley tells him a full degrading speech about how he will never be a part of that, Oliver took extreme measures when he realized he was done in Saltburn, Farley literally put the final nail on them with that speech, he pushed him to the limit. He planned to befriend Felix alright, but not to kill everyone lol, after Felix died there was no turning back, it was off to the races, it was like a domino effect
I had to 30 second that nasty scene! Drinking bath water is DISGUSTING! 🤮 Plus, I thought he would get caught and I couldn’t handle the thought of the embarrassment! lol
@@jucxox lmao I never said "oral" sex story tho lol, but tbh probably I wouldn't have realized either, dark setting and everything wet, everywhere, all at once... 🤷♂️
What was Oliver’s reason to do what he did? They state at one point that he is a vampire, ironically just after the vampire scene. He wants to suck the life from them, have a contact high from them, he wants to do them, pretend that he is one of them, become them.
My interpretation of Oliver’s motive is that he enjoyed the act of manipulation and sex was a powerful tool is that process. The ultimate fruit of that labor is taking over that generational wealth.
"I also don't think they're supid...", Nick. I agree. It had an interesting idea and the portrayal of the family could have been a compelling statement about status and codependency. Instead, it drifts and explains too much so by the end, it is mostly underwhelming.
I felt, bathwater aside, the "shocking" factors in the film were tiresome, specifically the fact Fennell had no problem explicitly depicting the main straight sex scene, but was much more squeamish in regards to showing gay themes or sex, like we're still in the era of Nick's beloved "Suddenly, Last Summer" from 1959, and we can't see much of anything having to do with THAT. I understand why Joseph wasn't quite sure about Oliver's sexuality, what with the vague hemming and hawing about it in regards to Oliver and Felix, either together or solo (both might kinda/sorta/maybe be gay). Check out 1970's "Something for Everyone" with Michael York and Angela Lansbury for a (IMO) better take on a similar theme.
I didn’t dislike this film, but my husband and I were like, da fcuk?! I just couldn’t understand his motivation for wanting to unalive everyone. Also, did the mom fall in love with Oliver when he visited? Wtf!? How do they manage a marriage years later. How? Oliver was so disgusting, but they all seem disgusting on different levels.
In the first half hour of the film, I whispered to my friend while in the theater that this had “The Talented Mr Ripley” vibes. Then it took all kinds of turns. At first you think Felix’s family is going to do something sinister to Ollie, then you realize Ollie is the monster to be feared. He loved Felix so much that, as Venetia’s character so aptly put it, “he wanted to eat him up and lick the plate.” He wanted his life, and in the end, he had it. I think this film was very well done and I’m happy we got certain things confirmed at the end.
Ill definitely b checking this one out. I was a big fan of promising young woman. I kinda like charecter studies about life on the other side of the tracks and the weirdness that follows! Emerald Fennell is on my list of my must watch directors rn.And thats not a long list. Villanue, Ari Aster, Eggers r a couple.
Idk how the mom was able to leave Saltburn to Oliver, didn’t the dad have a title? That estate belongs to the title, no? Also, I second the hate for farleigh’s hair shape. Like girl, how you gonna be shady with people lookin like Krusty the clown?
This movie was fucking amazing, watched it three times and still thinking about it, Oliver was such an incredible complex character to study. Barry deserves an Oscar for this role definitely 💯
I want to see this because of Pike, and I'm glad I've been forewarned about *both* the bathwater and the period scene. I'm completely equal opportunity in what I find off putting. Lol.
Your review is spot on, there was nothing in this we hadn't seen before done better and I agree it wasn't clear what Oliver wanted and how long was he going to wait for the dad to die, none of it really made sense. But agree some bits were very funny
Having worked around rich people I can tell you with certainty they are completely detached from Reality. And they do weird things and think it's normal.
ooooooo 😮 that cut scene from the invite to live at Saltburn to the tombstone would have been delish, omg thats actually so good . this review was a ki 😂
I've been eagerly anticipating this review and film... I just watched up to your pull quotes... now I am scared! Is it gonna suck?!? I think I will roll the dice 🎲 and see it, then come back for the full review! 🍿😉 I am positive that at least the FJ review will be entertaining!! 😉 😍😅🤣😂🎉
the period sex scene honestly isn’t that jarring .. if you have sex with women it’s not far off that you have sex while she’s on her period like it’s normal tbh lol.
The thing that actually bugged me the most about this movie was you know he couldn't hear that song playing anymore by the time he made it to the library so what the hell was he dancing to by that point??
This movie had a lot of shock value 🤣 finally saw it last night! I have to say the cinematography was really good too! Like the red curtains glow on the dinner table!
As far as Oliver getting all frisky with the old bath-water . .. yes, that is a reflection of homosexual desire as thin and cheezey. All homosexuals have to come to terms with that.
It comes together in the end. Oliver admits to hating Felix. Disgusting that they Threw away Farley on the word of a stranger. Saltburn is rhe Talented Mr Ripley 10.0. I got that vibe from the start.
@@JackC22234 I feel like with ripley you knew his intentions, you knew his motive that he didn’t want to give up the lavish lifestyle. in salt burn you never got the feeling that oliver loved the lavish life or even that he wanted the saltburn house or the money. then the last 20 minutes..boom! he is a murderer who wants money. thats were I feel like the story went down.
I understand not liking the explanation montage at the end... I'm in the middle ... I think there could have been something like it but not to the extent that was filmed ... it could have been something subtle... revealing a couple things but not everything. For instance, I didn't need to be told that Oliver killed them ... but the fact that he sabotaged the bicycle to get in and make contact in the first place, that reveal was effective to me. Also that he actually had money at the pub in the begining, I like that touch too. I think there's a middle way this could have been filmed where we get a couple bits like that but not everything banged on our head about the murders and such
The bathtub scene is literally grosser than the period scene-that’s why people thought it was grosser. Having mutual contact with someone menstruating is different than drinking filthy (spunky) bathwater 😂 come on.
Uhm, what Joseph said: "random crime fiction" So good, your opinions on the "class issues" and "crime fiction" as poll quotes! Your exploration into this character's motives, made me think of parasite looking for a host...but, movie's narrative seems firmly fixed!
Loved the movie as a fast-moving portrait of a psychopath. I don't think Nick and Joe are aware of how quickly time passes in the film. Excellent acting and loved the scenery. I gave it 4 out of 5.
I just watched the movie yesterday, so naturally today is all about reviews and interviews. Y'all killing me with the comments about Farleigh's hair. This is the 3rd/4th video I've watched where his hair is mentioned in the video and/or comment section. The comments are antiblack AF 😒🙄.
I tried to watch it but after the bathtub scene I couldn’t take him seriously and who does that in the tub anyway. Lock the door! I enjoyed Killing of a Sacred Deer so I was hoping to like this. He’s a great actor.
I think it's pretty clear that Oliver desired (understatement of the year) Felix. I mean the longing gaze, the bath scene, the grave fucking. It's sexual. He killed him because Felix rejected him and tried to expel him from this family that he'd sunk his claws in. Both provocative scenes disgusted me, but the disgust with bath scene is more about the dirty bathwater and the drain. I mean, is there anything more disgusting than a drain?
I am getting "Brideshead Revisited" vibes, but without the murders. Sounds very interesting to me, so I am sorry to say I had to turn your video off after 4 1/2 mins. This is a movie that I will see. Thank you for your review.
It’s like parasite, Brideshead revisited, secret history and mr ripley mixed together in a y2k backdrop. Honestly, it was very referential and didn’t really astound me with a perspective. I’ve seen this story before and it felt like they were just going through the motions. I LOVED ewan mitchel’s creepy character that was good at math. So cringy and odd and it made him the most interesting to me lol. Kind of wanted to see him tie into the story more, but nope.
Check out the classic “Kind Hearts and Coronets” starring Alec Guinness and Dennis Price from 1949. It has a similar vibe but done with understatement and vicious humor. Guinness plays something like 7 or 8 different characters from one family all in line for a dukedom. Dennis Price ensures they never make it. One of the truly great films. You won’t be sorry. :-)
Just recently saw it over the Christmas season and you guys review are spot on, I really wanted to like the film so bad but so disappointed bc it was trying to balance out the themes between human desire, obsession and excess and social class hierarchy it did better tackling the former themes while the latter fell flat and that made the story be more disconnected. I also felt Olivier’s motivation wasn’t clear either and I really felt Jacob’s character was underdeveloped, I did love the farleigh character so much to the point I wanted him to be more of the lead Side note: the scene where you said Olivier seduced farleigh it actually didn’t he actually SA him into submission
The movie masterfully pays tribute to Patricia Highsmith's 1955 novel and 1999 film "The Talented Mr. Ripley," as well as the 1990 play and 1993 film, Six Degrees of Separation.
Just finished the movie and ugh. I had to fast forward some parts because like a normal person, I was disgusted. The movie is pretty much the talented Mr. Ripley. I did feel a bit bored, and I wasn't sure why the sex acts we're filmed like it was edgy.... pun intended. Pro, seeing a butt ass naked man dance and people recognizing male physical beauty. Penis and all. I was like "alright!" Finally, men need recognition too. Okay film. Worth a watch.
I heard plenty of gasps from the audience during the period blood scene. It's not like something like that is unusual in real life though. Plus it was pretty obvious that it was played out as a part of the vampire theme in this film. The bathtub scene was just way more uncomfortably funny.
The murders felt too easy & convenient. I thought Ollie was supposed to be a conniving sociopath so it didn’t bother me that his motives weren’t clear. I figured, “These people are nothing to him. He is just using them because he can.” What bothered me was how quickly they all became attached to him and how easy it was for him to dispose of them. Call me pretty? Then I’ll marry you in 15 years. Put a sharp object in front of me when I’m sad? I’ll commit suicide. Climb on top of me while I’m sleeping? I’ll wake up and let you do me. 🙄OK. I didn’t feel like Oliver was some mastermind at emotional manipulation. He was just a thirsty jerk… who really loved bodily fluids… and dancing. 😂
The movie is seen from his perspective so I think they seem dumber than they are. I also believe that the writer was trying to show how all the rich people saw him as a tool and/or entertainment and thus didn't expect any consequences.
I said the same thing on a different video and someone said I must have internalized homophobia just because I don't wanna see a shallow lgbt villain lol. They said I must be conservative if I don't wanna see him sance naked for the sake of it. The whole film is so flat and transparent to me, it's simple done wrong.
I was laughing out loud the whole time. "It's hot" "so hot" like .....
He wasn’t fooling most of the people he interacted with. They mostly saw through him-he just exploited them effectively. The upper classes don’t think much of the lower classes (Oliver is middle class but he is lower class than Felix’s family).
I love that Nick can pull these obscure references to cross reference these newer films that rip them off. Half the reason I love this channel. I learn so much.
I'm at work hiding in the bathroom watching this lol
Best comment ever.🎉
And that’s on Periodt 🫡🫣🪑💯
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Me too 😅
Lol u aren't allowed to use BT earbuds? 😂 and yes, your comment is great!
Rosemund Pikes character is how rich people do dress. Very wealthy people don't wear Gucci or Dior that much, they wear crappy looking clothes a lot of the time because they dont want to show off their wealth.
It's often good quality clothes but not anything flashy or gaudy... money talks, wealth whispers. Old money is more about legacy and it's not unusual to wear mended clothes and really well worn clothes.
Personally for me, it wasn’t the semen bath water that grossed me out. It was the DRAIN! Where all the nastiness is. 😂 I hate drains.
Same the tongue down the drain made me wanna barf
I thought it wasn't that bad until..... THE DRAIN 🤮🤮🤮
For me it was the violation of it! Jacob didn't consent to that or have any idea. That's what made it so disturbing and creepy.
@@249Bubbles You think Jacob didn't read the script for the film he was in? Granted, he's a himbo, so he very well may not have read it. Consent to what? Do you think he really jerked off in that tub? Barry drank water, there was no essense of Elordi in that tub. Y'all are going absolutely WILD with the consent shit.
Edit: if you are discussing characters, then yes he didn't know and that was the WHOLE POINT, that Oliver is a psychotic predator, the scene was to show that. Felix is Jacob's character, if you'd like to talk about FELIX, you should probably stop saying JACOB, he is not the character. He is a human being that played a part in a film with a much hyped scene.
However, your outrage doesn't work in either scenario.
@@bees.857 you literally replied to me on two different comments and you sound extremely agitated. Are you alright? Obviously I know he's ACTING and I was referring to his character. The context makes it absolutely clear. I'm also not outraged... sounds like a bit of projection. As for your assumption on my other comment that I'm simping for the actor because I disagreed with one aspect of the reviewers' commentary?... Lmao. I'm married. I don't want any calls from anyone, "hun." Get a grip.
As far as his motives go, I read it as Oliver being obsessed with Elordi's character. Maybe as you said not really being in love with him, but just wanting to have him. And when he gets to the point of accepting that won't happen, he decides to become him instead, in a sense. And slowly as the film goes, he decides he doesn't need or want these people or the house, just the satisfaction that he could.
Yes it sounds as if he wanted to possess him fully, with killing him being his ultimate way of possessing him forever.
The whole bike incident happens before he even gets to meet him and Oliver is lying about his life from day one at Oxford. He is playing a character from the start. I think he knew exactly who Felix was before he got to school, but maybe he just knew he was going to target the richest person he could find there.
I thought it would've been a better twist if he was related to/friends with Felix's previous charity case that he brought to Saltburn the summer before. Perhaps that guy had told Oliver all about Felix and eventually killed himself because of his treatment by the family or they planned it together.
@@AllGreyEverythingthat would be the extra layer of motivation I'm lookin for. I actively hate the film because it lacks that hook to think justifies his actions or not. He's just a selfish sociopath hahaha they didn't go that far past that which is fine for some but I'll never wanna watch it again unless it's for content
I interpreted it the same way. He tried to become Felix. To assume his place as son and heir. Then he sped up that process.
I think you guys really nailed why I was so conflicted about this movie. I think there is a lot to enjoy and think about here, but it doesn’t all come together at the end
Yea I was hoping the WHY would be explained at the end... But I didn't understand his motive. Beautifully shot film though.
I felt like it came together but some of the murders seemed too convenient. I took it as he is a psychopath who was just bored with life because his own home and parents were completely normal and he just wanted to see if he could get away with everything. Some people are just broken and there's no fixing them. They want more out of life but they don't actually know what they want because they don't know how to be happy. I guarantee even after he inherits Saltburn he will kill again.
The thing that actually bugged me most was by the time he got to the library you know he couldn't hear that song playing anymore, what the hell was he dancing to?? 😅
@@dainrivers5667that's my biggest complaint. At least give him something to be scorned about, give him a taste of a relationship with Felix then rip it away, make his financial situation more dire. He's just a mentally ill bi dude who gets away with multiple murders, it's not compelling to me. American Psycho or Pearl explore so much more
The ending was rushed despite it being a 2 hour plus movie
I think the movie would have worked way better if after the Birthday Oliver gets cast out goes back to his own life where he started. It would have been much more realistic and also a commentary on society.
Barry Keoghan dancing naked to 'Murder on the Dancefloor' was just joyful ❤
people found it so shocking, lol, dont get it, they wouldnt be shocked by tits
@@HalKidderI saw you dancing naked too Hal. I was staring at you through the window like Oliver. It’s ok I do it too, it’s very liberating 😉
True!
haha, i hope you enjoyed
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@@HalKidderYou’re comparing tits with dicks. Uh, not the same.
I keep seeing all these people on IG and TikTok being traumatized and scandalized by this movie... and I'm like, how vanilla are they? I barely raised an eyebrow, and it was mostly at directing choices.
This movie was such a derivative bore.
My eyes and brain need a vanilla bath wash after this movie.
someone licking a dirty drain is disgusting. All the blood/dirt/hair/built up scum grosses me tf out
Well I hope you enjoy feeling so much better than everybody else. Seems like you need that.
The movie was interesting. That said, there was not a single solitary second of the movie where I thought Ollie wasnt going to end up as a murderer
Sometimes I watch movies just to watch your guys review… what have I just seen? 👁️👄👁️
Did you guys see Barry in Killing Of a Sacred Deer? That was the first time I saw him and have been a fan of his work ever since.
Same. And his characters in The Green Knight and especially The Banshees of Inisherin (which I saw him in most recently) had me expecting a different Barry altogether. I mean, I don’t know who was prepared for everything that happens in this film but I certainly wasn’t and watching it in a room full of strangers definitely had you hearing every gasp and “oh my god” and “what the fuck”.
I remember seeing Promising Young Woman and during the final sequence, I felt guilty and complicit just sitting there watching and not getting up and running out to find help and scream “isn’t anyone SEEING this?” This one had me shrinking in my chair, just stunned. And the casting was perfect, like Rosamund Pike after Gone Girl and I Care A Lot and Barry in his previous films and Jacob in Euphoria with all of them just swinging for the fences with these characters.
I knew nothing about Saltburn before going in except that it was directed by Emerald Fennel and it was a beautifully shot film that reminded me of other films (like The Talented Mr. Ripley, which I hated) and thought it was fascinating how much I was all for this. I think it’s the recent trend of “eat the rich” films from Thoroughbreds to Triangle of Sadness to The Fall of the House of Usher and so on.
This one will leave me wondering how much Oliver actually cared - I mean enough to dig a hole in the dirt. But I wonder if it was always a plan to become or replace them. Like he hands Felix a bottle poisoned with something so he was driving him to death but I wonder if he only did that because his secret was out and that would have ended his plan to acquire Saltburn, or if there was just no coming back from the revelation that he’s a liar and that relationship can never be repaired.
amazing actor
Just finished this since it is now streaming on Prime.. I was very unclear on Oliver’s motivations throughout the movie as well. Glad I wasn’t the only one! My main complaint is the movie could have been 30 min shorter without all the exposition at Oxford and the end.
There were a lot of people who didn't think it was necessary to show the flashback montage of Oliver engineering everything. But... you'd be surprised by how many people just thought these unfortunate incidents were just happening on their own! People were not connecting the obvious dots together. So, yes, they had to show it.
Completely agree that we did not need the hand holding of showing us all of Oliver's actions at the end. The whole film felt very juvenile.
I’m with you Nick- the little matter of how to pay the property tax on an estate that vast- anyone living in the UK would instantly question that…. Which is why so many of the uppers living in these big piles have to grudgingly open them up to the public to mooch around on tours in order to keep the money coming in.
I’m assuming Elspeth not only left him the estate, but also all of the money, since the kids were dead. Depending on how much money he was given, the interest alone can keep him very comfortable and the taxes paid.
Clearly you missed the wealth and class divide that’s going on - the Saltburn is an enormous 100 room estate and all the wealth of the family included - gets inherited by a middle class lad - stop with the BS about taxes - they make it clear the extent of the wealth of the family - its a movie ffs
I was disgusted by the licking of the tub and the drain, not necessarily because of the semen. Even if the tub is cleaned, it seems very gross. I liked this movie more than you guys did but it was predictable.
I was disappointed in this film, it didn't have enough depth. I wanted to see more of Ceary Mulligans character.
After the scene of Venetia dead in the tub you can consider the movie over. After that it is just cringe. Pity!
I agree..this movie is a mess. I wanted to see more of the relationship between Feilx and Oliver. Oliver's progression at Saltburn in becoming manipulative was too quick.
I just noticed that Joseph’s ring finger is not a ring like Nick, but a tattoo of Nick’s name! How cute! Just another way how you two complement each other so well ❤
I’m a new subscriber but you guys immediately became my favorite reviewers to watch. Thanks for the great content guys.
Someone like Oliver, who his mother said didn't have any friends his whole life, doesn't suddenly turn into a master manipulator who is capable of all the crap he does. The sexual scene with Felix's sister is especially ridiculous. Someone who hasn't had friends is suddenly going to be able to seduce a girl like that? How did the police not find out about any of his murder plots? The whole thing is ridiculous. It's just a movie for the sake of shock value. True crime fever dream....lol. I could have written this schlock.
I'm one who appreciates architecture & I loved the saltburn castle. Every room is beautiful & immaculate. All the furniture, the paintings, the spiral staircase, also the massive maze of hedges called the labyrinth was very kool
The actors and visuals---like the palace and grounds---are what made this movie for me. I was paying less attention to the weaknesses of plot and more attention to the dramatic range of the main player. I also thought the movie was a commentary on the wealthy class's fetishization of the trauma culture of the lower classes. That may not be new as a plot theme, but Oliver used it for his purposes.
I think the "different" in that conversation was in reference to race, not him being gay. Felix had made a lighthearted joke about him being gay earlier in the film so it was kind of obvious he and the family didn't care. In the context of the conversation, it was clear that race was the unspoken issue of the family.
And xenophobia
The twist that it was all planed really takes away from the psychological manipulation. It robs the character of manipulating everyone into a psychological state of desperation.
This movie was like a blend of Euphoria, Skins, and The Talented Mr.Ripley.
Everything this movie had to say about class left a REALLY bad taste in my mouth. The director is a wealthy straight white posh woman who grew up in private schools with generational wealth.. who created a movie about well-meaning albeit flippant wealthy people being taken advantage of by the sinister, conniving poors? She had nothing interesting to say about inequality, class warfare, etc. I loved Promising Young Woman, but she should've stayed FAR away from the topic of class. Great performances from most of the actors though.
Wow I interpreted the film so differently. I don’t think Oliver was the bad guy actually. He acquired Saltburn the same way Felix’s family got it- by taking it by force. I thought it was more a statement on the cycle of the wealth/feeding off of others with lots of circular and consumption imagery throughout the film. Felix is NOT the good guy.
I’m a woman in my 30s. Hearing about the bathtub scene. It didn’t shock me at all. And I haven’t even seen this movie. It’s like when Divine ate dog poop in Pink Flamingos. I’ve seen it all done in movies. Nothing shocks me anymore these days. I’m only really seeing this movie for Barry Keoghan. Not Jacob Elordi. To me he looks a bit like Cody Fern with Martin Freeman’s height 🤣.
Same. Barry is the next big thing and I'd love to see him in a Paul Thomas Anderson film in the future. I find it kind of refreshing that the director put that scene in the movie.
Well that's exactly the power of the spoiler lol.
Hearing about it is not gona compare to randomly seeing it on screen, it takes ALL the impact away from the scene. One time a girl said "From Dusk Till Dawn's twist wasn't that shocking".... after she read the twist before watching the movie.... i was like, THE most bonkers twist in cinema history wasn't effective?? Girl you ruined it for yourself by reading about it lol
The premise and basic beats remind me very much of Brideshead Revisited. I love Barry Keoghan too. Great actor who is good at balancing possible innocence with an underlying threatening nature. It's also annoying that there are so many stories of "poor" people lusting after wealthy peoples' lives that they will kill them. Is that like a rich person fear/ fantasy??
Well yeah, some people thought the Purge is a preparation film lol
Steerpike in Gormenghast!!!!
Loving those pull quotes. I want to see this flick despite the reviews mainly for the cast
Great review gentlemen! This movie is one of my favorite movies of the year. I was hoping the butler would of taken Oliver out in the end. It seemed like he knew what Oliver was up too, I think that would of been a better ending but overall the movie was great. Love it when movies push the envelope and depict the extremes of human nature.
I have a working theory… due to heavy symbolism and dark academia themes with supernatural undertones…it’s the dark side of Scorpio, the guy “from last year” may have died at Saltburn and came back via Oliver - his soul may have latched into the new guy who proceeds to carry on like he knew how he was going to get away with his plans
It’s not believable that such an elite family woulbe be captivated by Oliver. He wasn’t charming. Utterly boring at the dining table. Why were thy all enamoured by him ? Doesn’t make any sense..very average movie.
I didn't blink at the c*m scene, but the period scene? Utterly shocking. In many ways, w many layers. I also think it was important to show, It was defining of the character of oliver. He'll do anything, to get what he wants. It foreshadows how much blood is to come.
I love that you guys know ab fab, that made me chuckle cause you're spot on.
I think Farley gets kicked out immediately because he’s on thin ice after he supposedly tried to sell some art since the night Felix dies is the first time he had been back on the estate. I think the whole Oliver lying about his class was supposed to be a twist for the audience as far as the actual theme of the movie , it was trying to be like “you thought it was about class but it’s actually about obsession”. it could have been stronger but because it chose to spell it out for the audience it just felt kinda camp and one dimensional especially because none of the other characters had much depth and in the end neither did Oliver really.
Period blood is actually clean and I'm used to it so it's nothing to me. The bath was gross to me because I know how dirty the bath drain gets. If it were just sperm in clean water it would be fine.
I dig the Ripley connection. Jude Law at his most beautiful and PH Hoffman sizing up Matt Damon immediately (you'd love it, joseph). I'm definitely looking forward to watching this sinister little romp.
Yes I love The Talented Mr. Ripley so I’ll have to watch this if it’s in the same vein
There is a new Talented Mr. Ripley miniseries coming to Netflix with Andrew Scott from Fleabag! Should be good he is an amazing actor!
I come for the HONEST reviews ( you saved me from driving 2 hours to see cobwebs THANK YOU ) but stay for the amazing t-shirts..
I got the Talented Mr. Ripley vibes from the trailer! I’m interested in the movie and see it in theaters. Great Review as always
Oh I agree with you about the ending. It was like a paint by numbers, spell it out scene, instead of leaving it to the imagination, in like 'was it him? Like My Cousin Rachel.
"two semesters before summer" 2:10 Actually Oxford is on a trimester schedule, so there would be three short semesters before the summer break, typically mid June to Early October. But I haven't seen the film so I don't know how they treat this.
I personally find the bathtub water scene more disturbing than the oral sex scene because that was dirty ass water... lol. Felix literally washed himself in that water, and not only Oliver drinks the water, but he licks and sucks the rim too, that was just dirty lol. On the other hand, everyone has a period sex story, on purpose or accident, man or woman, everyone has been through that, it's just natural lol.
Oh and the family was just eccentric, that's why they don't look too expensive, that's why a lot of things seemed odd about them, but not really. I went to private schools my entire life in a VERY classist city, like once i got grounded for not wearing my 3 piece suit for a new year's family reunion. But yes stubble was very looked down on, but the father's hair was pure eccentricity, let alone Farley's hair, I just kept thinking in the theater "there is no fkn way he would be walking around like that, without someone randomly running some clippers right through his head" lol and then they do reaveal that Farly is an outsider too, I was like ah! that explains it lol. Felix's hair was already pushing it and he only gets away with it because he is a very good looking cat, aka "pretty privileged".
And Oliver's motivation was that he REALLY wanted to be a part of that world, after Felix told him that he needed to leave after his party AND on top of that Farley tells him a full degrading speech about how he will never be a part of that, Oliver took extreme measures when he realized he was done in Saltburn, Farley literally put the final nail on them with that speech, he pushed him to the limit. He planned to befriend Felix alright, but not to kill everyone lol, after Felix died there was no turning back, it was off to the races, it was like a domino effect
I had to 30 second that nasty scene! Drinking bath water is DISGUSTING! 🤮 Plus, I thought he would get caught and I couldn’t handle the thought of the embarrassment! lol
Everyone has a period sex story..? What in the twilight? No sir..
@@jucxox lmao I never said "oral" sex story tho lol, but tbh probably I wouldn't have realized either, dark setting and everything wet, everywhere, all at once... 🤷♂️
What was Oliver’s reason to do what he did? They state at one point that he is a vampire, ironically just after the vampire scene. He wants to suck the life from them, have a contact high from them, he wants to do them, pretend that he is one of them, become them.
But they dont enough of why he’s this way. The movie is extremely surface level and cheap
My interpretation of Oliver’s motive is that he enjoyed the act of manipulation and sex was a powerful tool is that process. The ultimate fruit of that labor is taking over that generational wealth.
"I also don't think they're supid...", Nick. I agree. It had an interesting idea and the portrayal of the family could have been a compelling statement about status and codependency. Instead, it drifts and explains too much so by the end, it is mostly underwhelming.
My girlfriend and i fucking loved your review. I sent her your stuff and she completely appreciated your insights.
I felt, bathwater aside, the "shocking" factors in the film were tiresome, specifically the fact Fennell had no problem explicitly depicting the main straight sex scene, but was much more squeamish in regards to showing gay themes or sex, like we're still in the era of Nick's beloved "Suddenly, Last Summer" from 1959, and we can't see much of anything having to do with THAT. I understand why Joseph wasn't quite sure about Oliver's sexuality, what with the vague hemming and hawing about it in regards to Oliver and Felix, either together or solo (both might kinda/sorta/maybe be gay). Check out 1970's "Something for Everyone" with Michael York and Angela Lansbury for a (IMO) better take on a similar theme.
This sounds like it was made by someone who watched Parasite and sympatized with the rich family.
I didn’t dislike this film, but my husband and I were like, da fcuk?! I just couldn’t understand his motivation for wanting to unalive everyone. Also, did the mom fall in love with Oliver when he visited? Wtf!? How do they manage a marriage years later. How?
Oliver was so disgusting, but they all seem disgusting on different levels.
Period sex happens either by accident or on purpose...
Drinking dirty bath water is just gross.
In the first half hour of the film, I whispered to my friend while in the theater that this had “The Talented Mr Ripley” vibes. Then it took all kinds of turns. At first you think Felix’s family is going to do something sinister to Ollie, then you realize Ollie is the monster to be feared. He loved Felix so much that, as Venetia’s character so aptly put it, “he wanted to eat him up and lick the plate.” He wanted his life, and in the end, he had it. I think this film was very well done and I’m happy we got certain things confirmed at the end.
Ill definitely b checking this one out. I was a big fan of promising young woman. I kinda like charecter studies about life on the other side of the tracks and the weirdness that follows! Emerald Fennell is on my list of my must watch directors rn.And thats not a long list. Villanue, Ari Aster, Eggers r a couple.
This movie makes me scared to introduce new friends to my family 😬
Idk how the mom was able to leave Saltburn to Oliver, didn’t the dad have a title? That estate belongs to the title, no?
Also, I second the hate for farleigh’s hair shape. Like girl, how you gonna be shady with people lookin like Krusty the clown?
I assumed Elspeth got everything when James died, so she then she made Oliver the beneficiary if/when she died
Oliver was a WILD BOY!!!!! drinking the semen bath water and licking the drain!! And lets not forget felix burial site 😮
This movie was fucking amazing, watched it three times and still thinking about it, Oliver was such an incredible complex character to study. Barry deserves an Oscar for this role definitely 💯
I want to see this because of Pike, and I'm glad I've been forewarned about *both* the bathwater and the period scene. I'm completely equal opportunity in what I find off putting. Lol.
Honestly, all the homo-eroticism makes me want to see it.
My favorite movie of this year and an absolutely brilliant performance by Barry Keoghan!
The extremely awkward karaoke song was classic The Pet Shop Boys. Quite a lot of Britishness about this film. I also got The Great Gatsby vibes ...
Me at the The bathtub scene 😳 like *"WTF in the Shug Avery is going on HERE!"*
Your review is spot on, there was nothing in this we hadn't seen before done better and I agree it wasn't clear what Oliver wanted and how long was he going to wait for the dad to die, none of it really made sense. But agree some bits were very funny
I'd watch Jacob Elordi do anything
Having worked around rich people I can tell you with certainty they are completely detached from Reality. And they do weird things and think it's normal.
Yeah. Most people don’t have a realistic idea of how actual rich people act.
ooooooo 😮 that cut scene from the invite to live at Saltburn to the tombstone would have been delish, omg thats actually so good . this review was a ki 😂
lol Oliver licking the drain lol. Gurl thats saucy
I love nick pun of dangerous liaisions 😂
Josef not having Friends doesnt make you a loser,sticking around the toxic frenemies does😂
This dude just took the family and the house. Afterwards he dances around his new house naked. 😂😂😂😂
I love you guys, pls never stop creating content
I've been eagerly anticipating this review and film... I just watched up to your pull quotes... now I am scared! Is it gonna suck?!? I think I will roll the dice 🎲 and see it, then come back for the full review! 🍿😉
I am positive that at least the FJ review will be entertaining!! 😉
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the period sex scene honestly isn’t that jarring .. if you have sex with women it’s not far off that you have sex while she’s on her period like it’s normal tbh lol.
I immediately knew from the trailer that this would be derivative and not my cup of tea. Thanks for confirming!
The thing that actually bugged me the most about this movie was you know he couldn't hear that song playing anymore by the time he made it to the library so what the hell was he dancing to by that point??
This movie had a lot of shock value 🤣 finally saw it last night! I have to say the cinematography was really good too! Like the red curtains glow on the dinner table!
As far as Oliver getting all frisky with the old bath-water . .. yes, that is a reflection of homosexual desire as thin and cheezey. All homosexuals have to come to terms with that.
It comes together in the end. Oliver admits to hating Felix. Disgusting that they Threw away Farley on the word of a stranger. Saltburn is rhe Talented Mr Ripley 10.0. I got that vibe from the start.
You two guys are my new favourite reviewers
this was was a mix of parasite, gone girl, call me by your name and mr. ripley. idk if thats a good or bad thing.
I think it’s really good and entertaining, definitely a modern talented Mr. Ripley
@@JackC22234 I feel like with ripley you knew his intentions, you knew his motive that he didn’t want to give up the lavish lifestyle. in salt burn you never got the feeling that oliver loved the lavish life or even that he wanted the saltburn house or the money. then the last 20 minutes..boom! he is a murderer who wants money. thats were I feel like the story went down.
All those movies are much better, though
I understand not liking the explanation montage at the end... I'm in the middle ... I think there could have been something like it but not to the extent that was filmed ... it could have been something subtle... revealing a couple things but not everything. For instance, I didn't need to be told that Oliver killed them ... but the fact that he sabotaged the bicycle to get in and make contact in the first place, that reveal was effective to me. Also that he actually had money at the pub in the begining, I like that touch too. I think there's a middle way this could have been filmed where we get a couple bits like that but not everything banged on our head about the murders and such
The bathtub scene is literally grosser than the period scene-that’s why people thought it was grosser. Having mutual contact with someone menstruating is different than drinking filthy (spunky) bathwater 😂 come on.
Uhm, what Joseph said: "random crime fiction" So good, your opinions on the "class issues" and "crime fiction" as poll quotes! Your exploration into this character's motives, made me think of parasite looking for a host...but, movie's narrative seems firmly fixed!
Loved the movie as a fast-moving portrait of a psychopath. I don't think Nick and Joe are aware of how quickly time passes in the film. Excellent acting and loved the scenery. I gave it 4 out of 5.
I just watched the movie yesterday, so naturally today is all about reviews and interviews. Y'all killing me with the comments about Farleigh's hair. This is the 3rd/4th video I've watched where his hair is mentioned in the video and/or comment section. The comments are antiblack AF 😒🙄.
I tried to watch it but after the bathtub scene I couldn’t take him seriously and who does that in the tub anyway. Lock the door!
I enjoyed Killing of a Sacred Deer so I was hoping to like this. He’s a great actor.
The lead character does not look 19 he looks 40
He definitely looked way too old.😂
lol he’s 31
I think the bathtub scene was extra gross because he was drinking and swallowing bathwather.
I think it's pretty clear that Oliver desired (understatement of the year) Felix. I mean the longing gaze, the bath scene, the grave fucking. It's sexual. He killed him because Felix rejected him and tried to expel him from this family that he'd sunk his claws in. Both provocative scenes disgusted me, but the disgust with bath scene is more about the dirty bathwater and the drain. I mean, is there anything more disgusting than a drain?
Umm..the toilet bowel..
I am getting "Brideshead Revisited" vibes, but without the murders. Sounds very interesting to me, so I am sorry to say I had to turn your video off after 4 1/2 mins. This is a movie that I will see. Thank you for your review.
It’s like parasite, Brideshead revisited, secret history and mr ripley mixed together in a y2k backdrop. Honestly, it was very referential and didn’t really astound me with a perspective.
I’ve seen this story before and it felt like they were just going through the motions.
I LOVED ewan mitchel’s creepy character that was good at math. So cringy and odd and it made him the most interesting to me lol. Kind of wanted to see him tie into the story more, but nope.
I remember watching the trailers and wanting to hate this movie so bad. Dang it, it charming and provocative. Actually really loved it.
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I find this movie to be very overrated and overhyped. I personally don't think this was Edgy or Queer enough.
Check out the classic “Kind Hearts and Coronets” starring Alec Guinness and Dennis Price from 1949. It has a similar vibe but done with understatement and vicious humor. Guinness plays something like 7 or 8 different characters from one family all in line for a dukedom. Dennis Price ensures they never make it. One of the truly great films. You won’t be sorry. :-)
Just recently saw it over the Christmas season and you guys review are spot on, I really wanted to like the film so bad but so disappointed bc it was trying to balance out the themes between human desire, obsession and excess and social class hierarchy it did better tackling the former themes while the latter fell flat and that made the story be more disconnected. I also felt Olivier’s motivation wasn’t clear either and I really felt Jacob’s character was underdeveloped, I did love the farleigh character so much to the point I wanted him to be more of the lead
Side note: the scene where you said Olivier seduced farleigh it actually didn’t he actually SA him into submission
The movie masterfully pays tribute to Patricia Highsmith's 1955 novel and 1999 film "The Talented Mr. Ripley," as well as the 1990 play and 1993 film, Six Degrees of Separation.
All better than this film.
Listen - just watched this & thought I need these two to review it 😅
Just finished the movie and ugh. I had to fast forward some parts because like a normal person, I was disgusted. The movie is pretty much the talented Mr. Ripley. I did feel a bit bored, and I wasn't sure why the sex acts we're filmed like it was edgy.... pun intended. Pro, seeing a butt ass naked man dance and people recognizing male physical beauty. Penis and all. I was like "alright!" Finally, men need recognition too. Okay film. Worth a watch.
I heard plenty of gasps from the audience during the period blood scene. It's not like something like that is unusual in real life though. Plus it was pretty obvious that it was played out as a part of the vampire theme in this film. The bathtub scene was just way more uncomfortably funny.
Thank you for your interpretation of this movie. You saved me.