Saltburn: An Unexpected Summer
Director: Emerald Fennell
Writer: Emerald Fennell (Screenplay)
Cast
- Barry Keoghan (The Banshees of Inisherin)
- Jacob Elordi (Euphoria)
- Archie Madekwe (Gran Turismo)
- Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl)
- Alison Oliver (Best Interests)
Plot: A 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.
Runtime: 2 Hours 11 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Saltburn starts when Oliver Quick (Keoghan) starts at Oxford University. He doesn’t fit in with the other financially supported students and wants to focus on his studies. However, a chance encounter with the popular Felix (Elordi) offers Oliver a new social platform. The two make an unlikely friendship and Felix doesn’t care about the class divide between them.
Felix ends up inviting Oliver back to his family mansion over the holidays, where he gets to meet his eccentric family. However, his time with the family and friends sees Oliver learn how to manipulate the group. All while trying to figure out what the meaning of his invitation is truly for.
Verdict on Saltburn
Saltburn is a drama following an Oxford student who finds himself mixing with the elite of society. He gets to step into their world and soon finds it difficult to navigate as his life starts to spiral out of control. Not everything is what it seems and the privileged life takes over.
This is a movie where not much seems to happen other than snobby people looking down on people outside of their social circle. There are a lot of parties which show the worst in people and a political power play by two people from different backgrounds. Overall, nothing really happens and it fails to give us an engaging story with any real interest.
Where to Watch
Final Thoughts –Saltburn is just a snobby series of events.
7 replies on “Saltburn (2023) Movie Review”
Fantastic review once again. I recently had an opportunity to see this and was amazed by it in every way. I connected toward its strong message about class disparity. Here’s why it resonated with me on a personal level:
https://huilahimovie.reviews/2024/04/03/saltburn-2023-movie-review/
Excellent review. Despite the negative reviews this has received from critics, I still want to watch it. I’ve always been a massive fan of Emerald Fennel who has unique ways of making movies. I adored her directorial debut “Promising Young Woman”. Here’s why:
https://huilahimovie.reviews/2021/02/14/promising-young-woman-2020-movie-review/
I enjoyed it much more than you did, but completely understand your critique…in fact, I think her approach to the entire group made it hard to root from anyone, and the one you are seemingly supposed to root for is a variation of the twisted “talented Mr. Ripley!”
It continues my journey through not enjoying the popular drama movies of the year. lol
We just saw “Poor Things” and a double bill of it and “Saltburn” will blow the most jaded cinema goers! We loved it but wow wow wow!
I still have a few more weeks before Poor Things gets released. I will try it despite no tbeing a fan of the director
Well, he puts it all out there again…these two films are the most provocative of the year in my opinion!