Saltburn: Finally got around to watching this after refusing to illegally download it for a year (for some shitty reason Amazon Prime in India doesn’t have it listed). Had to VPN it up and it felt like a godsend seeing the “Browsing while travelling?” banner finally come up.
It’s like the Talented Mr. Ripley meets the Royal Tennenbaums. I mean, it gets pretty bizarre and out there, but it’s still entertaining and the drama of it all holds you. Barry is very good, but I think that’s mostly because it’s a well written character. Proper slime ball. Not sure if that mini montage at the end with the reveal was needed, felt unnecessary, did less for the story. Good follow up movie for the director after the decent Promising Young Woman. I was hoping for more scary (with all the comparisons with Get Out) and less weird sex stuff, but I guess those were wtf moments that worked.
7.8 / 10
